LSST Coating Chamber Arrival
November 11, 2018 - The Coating Chamber for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) arrived on the summit of Cerro Pachón, safely completing a 15 week journey from Deggendorf, Germany, where it was constructed. The 128-ton Coating Chamber is the largest single piece of equipment to arrive at the LSST observatory site to date, and will soon be joined by the Telescope Mount Assembly (TMA), from Spain, and the 8.4-meter Primary/Tertiary (M1M3) Mirror, from the United States, which are expected to arrive in 2019.
Credit:Manuel Paredes/AURA/International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF
About the Image
Id: | rubin-chamber-telescope-172 |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Nov. 11, 2018, noon |
Related releases: | rubin1801 |
Size: | 5184 x 3456 px |
About the Object
Name: | Cerro Pachón |
Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
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