Lid Lift

The oven lid was lifted to reveal a perfect casting, nearly 26 tons of glass melted and spun into the approximate curvature of the telescope's mirrors.

Credit:

Ray Bertram

About the Image

Id:rubin-lid-lift-full
Type:Photographic
Release date:April 12, 2017
Size:3888 x 2592 px

About the Object

Name:Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, University of Arizona
Category:Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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