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Back to Telescope ConstructionNovember 2002
November 21 November 18-19 November 13-15 November 6 November 1
| November 21 |
Photos by Jim Slagle |
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| The assembled Azimuth Frame on top of the telescope pier. | |
| November 18-19 |
Photos by John Hill, Jim Slagle, and Ned Franz |
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| The right lateral section of the Azimuth Frame goes up through the hatch. | The right lateral section of the Azimuth Frame goes up past the building ringwall. |
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| ...and through the 4 x 10 meter hatch. | ...and comes out on top in the observing chamber. |
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| Wow, it looks smaller up here in the observing chamber. | The view from high above. |
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| Lowering the right lateral section of the Azimuth Frame next to the central section. | Two sections of the Azimuth Frame in place, one to go. |
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| Clearing dead and down trees near the observatory to reduce fire danger. | Unpacking windbracing at the basecamp. |
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| There certainly is a lot of this windbracing. | |
| November 13-15 |
Photos by Ray Bertram, Ned Franz, and John Hill |
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| Unboxing motors at the Mirror Lab. | Inside the primary mirror cell looking up. |
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| Lifting the central section of the Azimuth Frame. | It has to be tilted in order to fit through the hatch. |
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| All the telescope parts move this way from the fixed building to the rotating building. | OK, we made the hatch big enough -- this is the widest piece of the telescope. |
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| The central section of the Azimuth Frame emerges on level 5. | ...and is moved into position over the central bearing. |
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| The central section is lowered onto temporary yellow support stands. | |
| November 6 |
Photos by Jim Slagle |
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| The oil central unit mounted on level 4. | The central bearing which provides lateral restraint of the telescope is mounted in place on top of the pier. |
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| Three sections of the Azimuth Frame and two C-Rings fill the auxiliary building. | |
| November 1 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| Transporting the second C-Ring up the mountain. | |
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