It features a perforated aluminum dome and a Spitz A-3-P Star Projector.
In 1975, an aluminum dome was constructed with long archways extending from either side of the dome.
The dome is a 55-foot (16.8 m) perforated aluminum dome manufactured by Astro-tec Manufacturing Inc.
Temcor had built several gold-anodized aluminum domes before the Pioneer, and was responsible for more than 5000 dome projects.
This has begun to happen to the 52-foot-high aluminum dome that has sheltered the cluster of buildings serving as the nerve center of South Pole Station since 1974.
The whole area was covered by a transparent aluminum dome that protected the rec area from the howling winds and allowed its use in all sorts of weather.
The planetarium features a 10 meter perforated aluminum dome and a catwalk for easy maintenance and modification of the facilities.
The Ott Planetarium star theater seats 60 persons under a 9.1 meter (30 foot) diameter perforated aluminum dome.
He recorded after midnight, to avoid the sounds of traffic and tourists, and occasionally you can hear the aluminum dome creaking as it settles in the cool night air.
The latest addition to the observatory was a 38-foot aluminum dome, added in 1997.