Removing the Secondary Mirror Surrogate
The secondary mirror (M2) surrogate being removed from the telescope mount. The surrogate is an aluminum structure that stands in for the secondary mirror during the construction of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
Credit:Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/B. Stalder
About the Image
Id: | M2SurrogateRemove2-CC |
Type: | Photographic |
Release date: | Sept. 19, 2023, 2 p.m. |
Size: | 4032 x 3024 px |
About the Object
Name: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |