8.2-m zerodur mirror
After the removal of the 8.2-m Zerodur mirror from its transport box, the protective layer is carefully peeled off. This plastic sheet was placed on the delicate surface, immediately after the polishing phase at REOSC in Paris.
Credit:ESO/P. Gray
About the Image
| Id: | eso9950a |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 3 December 1999 |
| Related releases: | eso9950 |
| Size: | 1280 x 960 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Mirror |
| Type: | Unspecified : People : Scientist Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Telescope |
| Category: | People and Events |
