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