One of the two 8.4-m diameter
LBT mirror
blanks.
ILLUSTRATIONS
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Mechanical Design, Front |
Mechanical Design, Rear |
Optical Beams |
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Placing Cores in Casting Mold |
Loading Glass |
Furnace Closing |
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Furnace Spinning (7 revs/min) |
8.4-m Mirror Blank |
Polishing Mirror |
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Computer Controlled Polishing Tool |
Assembled Structure June 2001 |
Elevation Bearing June 2001 |
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Mirror Cells |
Dome Interior June 2002 |
Dome on Mt. Graham |
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Testing Mirror in Cell |
Prepping Mirror for Move |
Moving Mirror Cell October 2003 |
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Moving Mirror Cell October 2003 |
Moving Mirror October 2003 |
Moving Mirror October 2003 |
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Telescope Assembly September 2003 |
Completed Telescope 2008 |
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Last modified January 2021 by R. W. O'Connell
Copyright © 2001-2021 Robert W. O'Connell. All rights reserved. Images from the University of Arizona LBT Project web site.