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Telescope Mirror
Follow the making of the SOFIA telescope mirror
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1998TM0001 		a series of pockets is machined arouond the outer rim of blank
1998TM0002		 final pocket of the mirror's outer rim is being completed
1998TM0003		 cleaning the mirror
1998TM0004
close up of the mirror's finished pocket
1998TM0005 		lightweighting is almost completed
1998AM0011 		lightweighting of mirror
1998TM0013 		lightweighting almost completed
1998AM0014
lightweighting completed
1999TM0001
 mirror being removed from milling machine
1999TM0002 		polishing the mirror
2000TM0010
 

 

 

Page Last Updated: March 25, 2004

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