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Front view of the TNG dome during tests of the novel THK rotating device in
July 1996.
| ![[TNG dome]](rota2.gif) |
![[The bridge]](rota3.gif) |
Access to the observing floor from the bridge is only possible by the
back of the building by means of a projecting platform and sliding doors.
Two small windows permit the view of the telescope without disturbing its
environment.
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Side view of the TNG building in winter. Snow on the mountain is common for
short periods of time around January, but most of all ice
that the wind builds up around every vertical object.
| ![[Side view]](21.gif) |
![[Telescope and dome]](editelew.gif) |
View of the telescope and dome as seen from the bridge. The annex
building (lower right) is connected to the rotating dome via stairs and elevator
set in the white structure.
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