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Enclosure ConstructionDecember 2000
December 17 December 15 December 5
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Distant view of the Pinaleno Mountains from the West. Galiuro Mountains are in the foreground. Photo taken from near Rice Peak in the Catalina Mountains. (LBT occupies about 1 pixel) | |
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Photos by John Hill & Tom Herbst |
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| Members and friend of the LBT Corporation Board of Directors in front of the LBT enclosure. | LBT Enclosure from below. |
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| The balcony on Level 2 above the entrance. | One of the bogies of the rotating building on Level 3. |
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| Working on the shutter latches. | Top of the pier where the telescope will be mounted. |
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| Looking West from Level 10. | Architect Jose Teran from M3 Engineering & Technology. |
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| View from the top of the VATT telescope. | Closer view looking at the back of the LBT enclosure. |
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| View from Hwy 266 East of Fort Grant. | Closer view from Hwy 266. |
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| MGIO Base Camp on Swift Trail. | LBT Board members H-W. Rix, F. Pacini and G. Hasinger in front of LBT enclosure. |
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| LBT Director J. Hill next to the motor control center on Level 4. | SAC chairperson T. Herbst on Level 10. |
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| LBT and HHT as seen from VATT. | View from Hwy 266 East of Fort Grant. (The streaks in the sky are antisolar-crepuscular rays.) |
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Photos by Jim Slagle |
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| Hooking up the electrical switchgear. | Installing trim around the ventilation doors. |
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| The control room doubles as a construction kitchen. | One of the stealth exhaust fans and the enclosure cable chain below the 5th level observing floor. |
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| Plumbing for the heat exchangers of the Primary Mirror Ventilation System. | Ventilation system for air-conditioning the primary mirrors. |
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