Spacewatch 1.8-meter Primary Mirror Installation


2000 April 17-19: After several practice runs using a dummy weight for the mirror, it was now time to install the real primary mirror at the Spacewatch 1.8-meter telescope!

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2002 Apr 17: Video 1 (31 MB; running time: 23:21)

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2002 Apr 18: Video 2 (107 MB; running time: 1:11:11)

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2002 Apr 19: Video 3 (35 MB; running time: 23:00)