January 2007 |
The NST polar axis assembly after welding at DFM Engineering
in Longmont, Coloarado.
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March 2007 |
The NST polar axis and fork at DFM Engineering.
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June 2007 |
The center box section attached to the mount.
Don't worry, Roy is safe. The box section is suspended from a
hoist (not visible in picture). |
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December 2007 |
Sergiy testing the primary mirror actuators.
We also got a look at the "big box on the wall"
(declination motor control equipment). |
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28 January 2008 |
The declination drive has been installed. The
declination axis
moved under its own power today. |
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10 April 2008 |
The dummy primary mirror has arrived at DFM.
The dummy primary will be used to make sure everything
fits correctly in and around the mirror cell.
The image shows the back side of the dummy mirror
with the machined mounting points for the mirror
supports. The real mirror has "pucks" glued
to the back side to act as the mounting points. |
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16 April 2008 |
The primary mirror cover and the tower supports
are under construction at DFM. |
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01 May 2008 |
The tower assembled on the center box at DFM. |
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21 May 2008 |
The mirror cell with the dummy mirror at DFM. |
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23 May 2008 |
The force actuators installed for testing on the
back of the mirror cell at DFM. |
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15 July 2008 |
More images of the primary mirror cell at DFM. |
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10 September 2008 |
The telescope structure at DFM, after painting and just before
packing of the telescope for shipment to BBSO. The complete
telescope is too tall to fit in DFM's shop. |
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Additional views of the telescope structure at DFM. |
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