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Back to Telescope ConstructionMarch 2005
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Photos by Jim Slagle |
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| Cleaning the Primary Mirror in preparation for aluminizing bell jar tests. | The guard railing on the Primary Mirror Cell. |
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| The Telescope from below. | The Aluminizing Bell Jar lifted up the hatch for testing on the first Primary Mirror. |
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| Cleaning the Primary Mirror. | Overpressure diaphragm that mounts in the hole in the mirror to control the differential vacuum between the front and back side of the mirror during aluminizing. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Preparing to seal the Belljar onto the Primary Mirror Cell. | |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Lifting the Aluminizing Belljar and mounting on the Telescope. | |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Overpressure diaphragm that mounts in the hole in the mirror to control the differential vacuum between the front and back side of the mirror during aluminizing. | |
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Photos by John Hill |
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Photos by John Hill |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Ice on the LBT enclosure and Emerald Peak. | |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Gluing the sfigotto seal in the Mirror Lab. | |
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Photos by John Hill |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Installing the sfigotto seal around the edge of the primary mirror. | The primary mirror with sfigotto seal. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| CO2 snow cleaning of the mirror. | |
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- © 2005 Large Binocular Telescope Corporation
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