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Back to Telescope ConstructionOctober 2003
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Photos by John Hill |
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| The Mirror Box making the turn at the access road. | The last push up to the Telescope. |
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| 8.4m Mirror Box going into the LBT Enclosure. | Unloading the Mirror Box from the Goldhofer trailer. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Departing Ladybug Saddle at dawn. | 8.4m Mirror Box moving along Swift Trail at 1.5 MPH. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| LBT 8.4m Mirror Transport Box on the Goldhofer trailer. | Jim Mussmann, VP of PHH, pilots the Goldhofer hydraulic controls. |
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| Mirror Box in Twilight Canyon. | Preparing to leave the MGIO basecamp at dawn. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| Jim Slagle coordinates the logistics of the mirror transport. | 8.4m Mirror Box ready to roll from the basecamp. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| The first 8.4m primary mirror leaves early morning on the 24th. | The primary mirror box on the highway. |
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| The motorcycle police escort to Safford. | |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| The primary mirror prepares for departure from the Mirror Lab. | The mirror cell arrives at its new home, the LBT Enclosure. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| The mirror cell continues up Mt. Graham on the dirt roads. | The scenic route along Swift Trail. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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| The mirror cell starts its journey on the Goldhoffer Trailer. | Precision Heavy Haul moves the mirror cell up the mountain. |
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| The mirror cell navigating through tight turns. | |
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Photos by Jim Slagle |
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| The mirror cell ready to go up to Mt. Graham from the MGIO Base Camp. | |
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Photos by John Hill, John Glaspey, and Jim Slagle |
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| Loading the mirror cell onto the trailer. | Leaving the Mirror Lab for Mt. Graham. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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Removing the first 8.4m primary mirror out of the mirror cell. |
Prepping the primary mirror for transport. |
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Photos by John Hill and Jim Slagle |
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First 8.4m primary mirror (SX) inside the mirror cell. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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First 8.4m primary mirror (SX) in the telescope mirror cell, under the test tower. |
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Photos by John Hill |
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| Using the special tool (yellow) for extracting an elevation motor (orange) from the telescope. | |
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- © 2005 Large Binocular Telescope Corporation
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