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Back to Telescope ConstructionMay 2003
May 21 May 13 May 7 May 6 May 1
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Burning slash piles (on purpose) near the LBT site. | View of the telescope structure from above. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| Lots of Windbracing! | Jeff Urban and Bill Stangret Tightening the bolts that attach the Cell Arm to the C-Ring. |
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| Flying the Back Beam into position. | J.T. Williams checks the alignment. |
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| Doug Officer carefully operates the crane. | Actuators inside the Primary Mirror Cell at the Mirror Lab. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Rigging the second (DX) spider arm downstairs. | The first (SX) spider arm is already mounted on the telescope. |
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Photos by Ned Franz |
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| Lifting the DX Cell Arm. | Positioning the DX Cell Arm on the telescope. |
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| Two arms in place -- two arms remaining. | |
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- © 2005 Large Binocular Telescope Corporation
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