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2002

 

 

 

View of the open LBT Enclosure from the VATT on June 26, 2002.
(Photo by John Hill)

 
 
 

2001

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View of the LBT Enclosure from the ground on December 15, 2000.
(Photo by John Hill)


2000

 

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View of the LBT site on December 18, 1999 looking northeast.
(The aerial photo was taken by Stephen Criswell)
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(zoomed in)   (compare to artist's rendering)


1999

1999 plan

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The site (~1.2 acres) for the LBT project is shown in the photo as it was in March 1999.
(The aerial photo was taken by Stephen Criswell)
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1998

1998 plan
1998 movie

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The site (~1.2 acres) for the LBT project is shown in the photo as it was in May 1998.
(The aerial photo was taken by Stephen Criswell)

1997 Photos

          1997 plan

1997 Updates

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Construction of Fixed Enclosure and Telescope Pier and Enclosure Ring Wall on Emerald Peak site of LBT in October 1997.
(Photo by Jim Slagle)

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(really big 3453x2302 JPEG image) 3740kB JPG


1996

          1996 plan

 

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Aerial view of the site (On the right, other MGIO telescopes are on the left) for the LBT project as it was in 1994.

 
 
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