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The sliding doors on the University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory dome are back on track. The observatory’s dome, built in 1884 by Warner and Swasey Company of Cleveland and dedicated in 1885, has three slits that allow the telescope to peer out at the heavens. Each opening is covered by two shutters that ride on a series of rollers at the top and bottom of each shutter. The observer uses a rope to pull the shutters open manually, as has been done since the observatory’s dedication. Read more.