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Steward Observatory Mirror Lab

Polishing the Secondary for the GMT.
Polishing the Secondary for the GMT.		 8.6 meter mold.jpg
8.6 meter mold.jpg		 1 of 6 mirrors for the GMT in Chili.jpg
1 of 6 mirrors for the GMT in Chili.jpg		 8.6 meter ready for polishing.jpg
8.6 meter ready for polishing.jpg
Almost ready for glass.jpg
Almost ready for glass.jpg		 Dean turning off heat lamps.
Dean turning off heat lamps.		 Glass over honeycomb form to reduce weight.
Glass over honeycomb form to reduce weight.		 Cat walk with vacuum, cleaning between the honeycomb sections
Cat walk with vacuum, cleaning between the honeycomb sections
Huge mirror transport.
Huge mirror transport.		 Lid for the oven.
Lid for the oven.		 Platform rolls mirror on a blanket of air.
Platform rolls mirror on a blanket of air.		 Polisher resting for the night.
Polisher resting for the night.
Special flexible pollisher for GMT.jpg
Special flexible pollisher for GMT.jpg		 Steward-Mirror-Lab-.jpg
Steward-Mirror-Lab-.jpg		 structure that moves the mirror.jpg
structure that moves the mirror.jpg		 Waiting to be polished.jpg
Waiting to be polished.jpg
Steward-Mirror-Lab-9.jpg
Steward-Mirror-Lab-9.jpg

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Guest 30-Oct-2008 02:07
Thanks for the great photos, John.

See you soon, John Salinas, RCC
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