Mirror coating at Gemini South
In order to strip the old layer of silver, the mirror must be completely covered with towels to allow the acid, which is used to strip the mirror, time to dissolve the original coating, before it drains off through the center hole and is recycled. Read more here.
Credit:NOIRLab/Gemini Observatory/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann10018f |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Oct. 13, 2010, 6:29 p.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann10018 |
| Size: | 4368 x 2912 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gemini South |
| Category: | Gemini Observatory |
