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Back to Telescope ConstructionSeptember 2001
September 28 September 27 September 24 September 21 September 20 September 13
| September 28 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| The Left Primary Mirror Cell on the milling machine. | Installing targets for the eigenmode measurements. |
Top| September 27 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| The view from above on the crane catwalk. | |
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| Scott DeRigne working on the brushes of the Elevation Drive Motor. | A quartering view of the right side. |
| September 24 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| View from the rear side. | Checking the elevation oil pads. |
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| Dan McKenna prepares for the servo test. | Telescope moved just off of zenith-pointing. |
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| The Dummy Mirror Cell is mounted in the Left (SX) position. | The real Right (DX) Mirror Cell is mounted on the other side. |
| September 21 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| The telescope moves in elevation. | Almost in the horizon-pointing position. |
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| Ing. Castelli is very satisfied. | |
| September 20 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| The telescope structure rotates in azimuth... | ...without hitting anything. |
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| One of four Azimuth Drive Motors and the oil bearing. | Checking the oil film thickness. |
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| One photo for scale... | ...And a second for faces (J. Storm, S. Esposito, A. Riccardi). |
| September 13 |
Photos by John Hill |
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