 In 1986, the Observatory underwent a major renovation, including installation of a 12 1/2" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope that was named in honor of Alden Smith.In 2007, the town of Greenwich agreed to spend $225,000 for a new dome.The original dome had been in place for more than 60 years, surviving storms, hurricanes, and nor'easters, and it had begun leaking, endangering the telescope.