Giant Magellan Telescope Primary Mirror Simulator Installation in Lab (IMAGE)

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Giant Magellan Telescope Primary Mirror Simulator Installation in Lab

Caption

A gray steel structure that simulates one of the massive 16.5 ton Giant Magellan Telescope primary mirror segments is installed onto a test cell. The test cell and mirror simulator will be used to test the support structure and actuators that hold the massive telescope in place, including the software that controls the precise movements of the mirrors.

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Steve West, Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona / Giant Magellan Telescope - GMTO Corporation

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