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Back to Telescope ConstructionNovember 2003
November 24 November 21 November 18 November 17 November 13 November 9
| November 24 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| Second LBT 8.4m primary mirror in handling ring (foreground) before transfer to the polishing cell (background). | Lowering the 8.4m mirror carefully onto the polishing cell. The loadspreaders glued on the back of the mirror (top) engage the static supports on the polishing cell (bottom). |
| November 21 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| Rotating the 8.4m primary mirror in the handling ring at the Mirror Lab. | Mirror Lab casting crew says goodbye to their second 8.4m mirror as it moves to polishing. |
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| Tilting the 8.4m mirror in the handling ring. | |
| November 18 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| SX Mirror Cell being installed while the telescope is horizon pointing. | The dummy mirror (white) is mounted in the cell. |
| November 17 |
Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| Hoisting the Mirror Cell up and over front of the telescope. | Hoisting the Mirror Cell up into the rotating building. |
| November 13 |
Photos by Ray Bertram |
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Turning the Mirror Cell and Dummy Mirror vertical in the fixed building. |
The Mirror Cell Installation Crew. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Mirror Cell with Dummy Mirror (foreground) and Mirror Transport Box (background). | Telescope zenith-pointing without primary mirror cells. |
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| LBT Enclosure. | |
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