Sixth Mirror Casting

March 5, 2021

Source: Daniel Stolte, University Communications

Photo of the giant casting furnace with the lid open at Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab — Damien Jemison, Giant Magellan Telescope – GMTO Corporation

The 8.4-meter mirror is the second-to-last being made for the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world's largest and most anticipated telescopes.