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September 2004


September 28-29

Photos by John Hill

Dummy Mirror Cell handling in the Enclosure.

Aluminizing Bell Jar (left) and Dummy Mirror Cell (Right) in upright positions.
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September 23

Photos by Ray Bertram

Looking at the very first engineering star images through LBT on 23 September 2004. Observers are John Hill, Andrea DiPaola, Fernando Pedichini and Jen Marshall.
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September 21

Photos by John Hill

The upright Aluminizing Bell Jar. The Large Binocular Telescope, with Enclosure open.

The telescope rotating in elevation. Horizon pointing telescope.

The Enclosure doors moving toward the open position. Sunset on Mt. Graham.

The Enclosure and Telescope seen from the VATT. The Enclosure rotates in azimuth.
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September 21

Photos by Jim Slagle

The Aluminizing Bell Jar next to the Dummy Primary Mirror Cell (which forms the base of the Bell Jar). Preparing to lift the Bell Jar with the crane.

The Bell Jar in upright position.
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September 17

Photos by Luciano Miglietta, John Hill, & John Little

Construction of the Mirror Cover underway at Columbo. The Aluminizing Bell Jar arrives at MGIO.

Entering the Enclosure. The Bell Jar inside the LBT Utility Building.

Lowering the Bell Jar with the crane. The Bell Jar with covering removed.
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September 16

Photos by Steve Miller & John Hill

Precision Heavy Haul transports the Aluminizing Bell Jar up the mountain.
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September 10

Photos by Steve Miller & John Hill

The second 8.4m primary mirror for LBT (foreground) and the LOTIS 6.5m mirror (background) being polished in the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. Transporting the dummy mirror cell up Mt. Graham.

A view from the top of the LBT Enclosure. Entering the Enclosure.

Lifting the Mirror Cell off the transport frame.
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September 9

Photos by John Hill

The Goldhofer hydraulic wheels in action. Transporting the dummy mirror cell to the LBT Enclosure on Emerald Peak.

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September 8

Photos by Jim Slagle

The dummy mirror cell leaving the Base Camp. Transporting the mirror cell up Mt. Graham.
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September 2-3

Photos by Pat Osmer & John Hill

The LBC cryostat. Carriage for the Bell Jar.

  PHH assembles the Goldhofer frame at the LBT Base Camp. Testing on the Hydrostatic Bearing System.
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September 1

Photos by Enzo Anaclerio & Roberto Speziali

Mirror Cover prototyping activities at Carpenteria Colombo.

  Working on the LBC detector cryostat. The LBC cryostat attached to the LBC lens assembly on the telescope.
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