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November 2002

November 21    November 18-19    November 13-15    November 6    November 1


November 21

Photos by Jim Slagle

The assembled Azimuth Frame on top of the telescope pier.

November 18-19

Photos by John Hill, Jim Slagle, and Ned Franz

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.
   
...and through the 4 x 10 meter hatch. ...and comes out on top in the observing chamber.
   
Wow, it looks smaller up here in the observing chamber. The view from high above.
   
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.
   
Clearing dead and down trees near the observatory to reduce fire danger. Unpacking windbracing at the basecamp.
   
There certainly is a lot of this windbracing.

November 13-15

Photos by Ray Bertram, Ned Franz, and John Hill

Unboxing motors at the Mirror Lab. Inside the primary mirror cell looking up.
   
Lifting the central section of the Azimuth Frame. It has to be tilted in order to fit through the hatch.
   
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.
   
The central section of the Azimuth Frame emerges on level 5. ...and is moved into position over the central bearing.
   
The central section is lowered onto temporary yellow support stands.

November 6

Photos by Jim Slagle

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.
   
Three sections of the Azimuth Frame and two C-Rings fill the auxiliary building.

November 1

Photos by John Hill

Transporting the second C-Ring up the mountain.
 
 
 
 
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