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Movies

October 2005

 

AVI format (.avi)      27.2 MB

AVI format (.avi)      12.0 MB

 

May 2005 April 2005
A quick zoom-in to LBT from space, created by Tom Herbst.

MP4 Format      4.22 MB

The video was taken through the window in the bell jar during the aluminization "shot". You can watch the mirror go from bare glass to a shiny surface, seeing the apparatus on the inside of the bell jar steadily appear in reflection as the aluminum layer forms. The clip lasts about 3 minutes.

MPEG Format      31.6 MB

 

November 2003 October 2003

Movies created by Tom Herbst using pictures from the LBT web cam.

These movies illustrate the construction of the telescope,
from the Azimuth Frame to the first Mirror Cell being installed.
The different formats are listed below.

QuickTime Format

AVI Format

MPEG Format

MPEG (.mp4)    320x240    12 MB

Animated GIFs

 

These movies illustrate the transportation of the first 8.4m primary mirror from the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab to the LBT Enclosure on Mt. Graham.  For pictures, see October 2003.

MPG Format

Movie 1     1.35 MB
Movie 2     1.39 MB
Movie 3     1.43 MB
Movie 4     3.74 MB
Movie 5     2.81 MB
Movie 6     1.53 MB
1998
Enclosure construction movies by Tom Herbst.
Quicktime Format (.mov) 18 MB
MPG Format (.mpg) 3 MB

 
 
 

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