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'Super-Giant' Telescope Mirrors Cast in Arizona

July 12, 2013

Voice of America News August 2013 | Scientists working at the University of Arizona’s Seward Observatory Mirror Lab have begun casting the third of seven mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) now under construction in Chile.  more>

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Components inside the support cell of Giant Magellan Telescope

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GMT and IDOM enclosure

Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure Ready for Construction

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