Enclosure Construction

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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

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) (1/4 size - 174kB) (1/2 size - 628kB) (full size - 6280kB)

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)

1996

1996 plan

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