Some ice on the floor - a small dome leak

There is currently a small leak (yikes) in the dome. It's probably a small hole to the left of the shutter when looking at the dome from inside. This allows some water or ice and snow to enter. It left some ice on teh floor between the electrical breaker and the telescope tube an old tube that we have to move to the museum.

This of course will need to be fixed. I didn't take a shovel or anything to remove the ice. It was pretty thin and I'll probably have to take something to scrape and brush this out next time.

This is why it's a good idea to have a cover over your telescope even if it's under a dome. A little extra protection is a good thing.

This is also why it's a good idea to leave a cover on the telescope when opening or moving the dome in the winter. Who wants to have a piece of ice fly into your telescope.

The perils of winter viewing.

How do you fix an aluminum dome? I remember seeing some kind of aluminum expoxy a while back when reading about snowmobiles. I wonder if this would work on the dome. There are maintanance experts out there that can address this better than I can at this time.