Installation of M1 cell with dummy mirror on VLT UT2

The second M1 Mirror Cell, with a dummy concrete mirror substituting for the 8.2-m Zerodur mirror, is ready for transport from the Mirror Maintenance Building. (Photo obtained on December 12, 1998).

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Id:eso9862e
Type:Photographic
Release date:17 December 1998
Related releases:eso9862
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Name:Mirror, Very Large Telescope
Type:Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope
Category:Paranal

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