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Naked Eye Observatory

The Uranidrome is a unique naked-eye observatory with an award-winning design which enables students (elementary through university) to observe sky motions in a manner similar to Greek astronomers. The structure can be used to determine the earth’s rate of rotation, the tilt of its axis, the time of day, or the time for the earth to revolve once around the sun.

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A stone marker of Uranus with a hole in the middle and a metal design sticking out of the top of the marker, against a background of trees. Below the hole is a glass box and above the hole is the name of the planet, a picture of the planet and a piece of text describing the planet.

An open area with a paved circle in it, with stone markers arranged to form a square inside the circle. There is a symbol on the back of each marker that is facing away from the camera and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a whole in the middle of the marker.

An open area with a paved circle in it, with stone markers arranged to form a square inside the circle. There is a symbol on the back of each marker that is facing away from the camera and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a whole in the middle of the marker.

by a grassy lawn leading to an open area with stone markers arranged to form a square. There is a symbol on the back of each marker and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a hole in the middle of the marker. There is a box below the hole on the front of the markers and some text above the hole.

A grassy lawn leading to an open area with stone markers arranged to form a square inside the circle with a brick building in the background. There is a symbol on the back of each marker that is facing away from the camera and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a whole in the middle of the marker.

A stone marker with a hole in the middle and a metal design sticking out of the top of the marker against a background of trees. Below the hole is a glass box and above the hole is the name of the planet, a picture of the planet and a piece of text describing the planet.

A pavement leading to an open area with a paved circle in it, with stone markers arranged to form a square inside the circle. There is a symbol on the back of each marker that is facing away from the camera and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a whole in the middle of the marker.

A stone marker with a hole in the middle and a metal design sticking out of the top of the marker. Below the hole is a glass box and above the hole is the name of the planet, a picture of the planet and a piece of text describing the planet.

A stone marker of Saturn with a hole in the middle and a metal design sticking out of the top of the marker. Below the hole is a glass box and above the hole is the name of the planet, a picture of the planet and a piece of text describing the planet.

An open area with a paved circle in it, with stone markers arranged to form a square inside the circle. There is a symbol on the back of each marker and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a hole in the middle of the marker. There is a box below the hole on the front of the markers, and some text is written above the hole.

A road passing by a grassy lawn leading to an open area with stone markers arranged to form a square. There is a symbol on the back of each marker and a metal design on top of every marker, along with a hole in the middle of the marker. There is a box below the hole on the front of the markers, and above the hole there is some text and an image.