Fiber optics verification at Gemini South.

This process is performed using a special tool to “measure” the quality of the light transmission. In case of contamination, the team has to clean the fibers and their connectors. In the picture, Mario Castro is measuring the fibers in the Cassegrain rotator.

Credit:

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

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