Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Primary Mirror Blank

The 16" blank for the primary mirror was received from AGI in November 2010 with a radius of -3008 mm.
Currently the primary blank is in the our lab awaiting further optical fabrication.


Sunday, January 16, 2011

Jig Assembly

The  team completed assembly of a jig structure intended to help with the construction of the OTA [Optical Tube Assembly]. The jig is complete with XYZ control, and will be the primary tool used in assembly the OTA carbon fiber truss.