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Mirrors For Magellan

Mirrors for Magellan

April 21, 2021

Source: Arizona Public Media

Giant, lightweight mirrors of unprecedented power for a new generation of optical telescopes

A behind-the-scenes video tour of the University of Arizona’s Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory. Watch video

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