Moving Rubin's Mirror
On the summit, the glass blank for Rubin’s 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror (M1M3) was moved onto the mirror cell — the mirror’s steel support structure — for the first time on 20 March 2024.
Credit:RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | rubin-MirrorLift5-CC |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | Dec. 20, 2024, 3:57 p.m. |
| Size: | 3200 x 1800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
| Category: | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
