NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Mirror

Tony Tyson and other collaborators posing with Rubin Observatory’s 8.4-meter primary mirror. The mirror, which is one component of a complex three-mirror system, took years to perfect and was crafted from a single piece of glass. The process involved collaboration with experts, and even a high school CAD drawing from the project leader’s son, Christopher. After overcoming significant design challenges the mirror was carefully crafted, transported, and installed at the observatory in Chile.