noaoann04002 — Announcement

SOAR Mirror Arrives in Chile

14 January 2004

The mirror for the SOAR 4-meter telescope arrived safely on Cerro Pachón in Chile on the afternoon of 9 January 2004 to the great excitement of the SOAR project team, who will now prepare the optics system for first light. Dedication of the telescope is planned for mid-April.

Links

• For more information, see: http://www.soartelescope.org/