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

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