Media Summary: Inside view of the furnace where glass is flowing into a mold as the temperature is increased to 1165 Celsius, November 2017. In January 2015, the 6.5-m (256-in) main mirror of the Baade telescope was re-aluminized, a 5-day process requiring 12 people. Work has begun on the seventh and final mirror of the
Timelapse For Casting Giant Magellan - Detailed Analysis & Overview
Inside view of the furnace where glass is flowing into a mold as the temperature is increased to 1165 Celsius, November 2017. In January 2015, the 6.5-m (256-in) main mirror of the Baade telescope was re-aluminized, a 5-day process requiring 12 people. Work has begun on the seventh and final mirror of the This animation was created in 2009 as part of the Annenberg project of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Science Media ... A short video of the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab furnace spinning during the