More Pictures from September 8, 2003
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| September 8 |
Photos by John Hill |
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| One of 36 vacuum pads stuck to the mirror surface. | |
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| Making the final adjustments of the pad connections to the lifting frame. | |
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| Lifting the 8.4m primary mirror off of the polishing cell. | |
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| The loadspreaders are glued onto the back side of the honeycomb primary mirror. | |
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