Primary Mirror after being stripped and recoated in 3-layer protected silver (NiCr-Ag-NiCr) on 12 September 2009.
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Credit: John Murray |
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Press releases from ESO, STFC and QMUL were made on 17/04/08
(These are very similar as they were coordinated -the ESO release has a set of new pictures. The STFC and QMUL release shave a fuller description of VISTA). |
Primary Mirror in the Mirror cell after being coated in 3-layer protected silver (NiCr-Ag-Nicr) on 04 April 2008. The secondary mirror support structure is not yet refitted.
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Credit: Martin Cullum |
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Primary Mirror after being washed and prior to placement into the coating plant to recieve a protected silver coating on 03 April 2008.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror (with cover) being lowered into the mirror support cell on 30 March 2008. The mirror was polished by LZOS near Moscow.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror (with cover) being lowered through the enclosure's observing door on 30 March 2008. The mirror was polished by LZOS near Moscow.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror (with cover) being lifted into the enclosure through the observing door on 30 March 2008.The mirror was polished by LZOS near Moscow.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror on its wash cart with mirror cover on. After unpacking on 29 March 2008.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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The 4.1metre diameter ZERODUR® primary Mirror on its wash cart. After unpacking on 29 March 2008, following the journey from Moscow where it was polished by LZOS near Moscow.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror held by (yellow) handling tool being lifted off transport container (note the tennis balls it rested on), to be put on wash cart during unpacking at VISTA on 29 March 2008.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Primary Mirror (in its transport box) arriving at VISTA on 27 March 2008. The VLT and VST enclosures are seen in the background.
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Credit: VISTA (Andy Born) |
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Secondary Mirror approaching VISTA (horizon centre) on a flatbed truck on the final stretch of its journey from LZOS in Russia where it was polished. The VLT and VST enclosures are seen on the left horizon.
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VISTA Mirror Blank: Shape of 4m primary mirror blank being tested at Schott Glas in Germany.
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Credit: VISTA |
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VISTA Mirror Blank: 4m primary mirror blank being moved at Schott Glas in Germany.
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