Rubin Observatory's secondary mirror is installed onto the telescope

On July 24, 2024, Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3.5-meter secondary mirror was installed onto the Simonyi Survey Telescope. The installation was successfully completed after installing the mirror onto its support cell and moving the combined structure from Rubin's maintenance floor up to the dome level via the heavy-load platform lift. The secondary mirror is the first piece of glass to be installed into its final position on the telescope.

Credit:

Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/S. MacBride

About the Image

Id:noirlab2419g
Type:Photographic
Release date:Aug. 1, 2024, 1 p.m.
Related releases:noirlab2419
Size:3024 x 4032 px

About the Object


Image Formats

Large JPEGLarge JPEG
3.8 MB
Screensize JPEGScreensize JPEG
560.5 KB

Zoomable


Wallpapers

1024x7681024x768
348.6 KB
1280x10241280x1024
529.7 KB
1600x12001600x1200
728.6 KB
1920x12001920x1200
833.5 KB
2048x15362048x1536
4.3 MB