Making Gemini's Giant Glass

Corning makes the gigantic mirror for one of the International Gemini Observatory's twin telescopes. This image was captured in 1997 at the Corning plant in Canton, New York.

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:00425-CC
Type:Photographic
Release date:Oct. 31, 2023, 5:08 p.m.
Size:2000 x 1300 px

About the Object

Name:Gemini Telescopes
Category:Gemini Observatory

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