U of A astronomers celebrate first look at the universe from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Source: U of A News

Highly reflective, silvery surface, finished mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's telescope — The finished mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's telescope after arriving on site in Chile. Fabricated by the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, the mirror spans 27 feet in diameter and acts both as the observatory's primary and tertiary light-collecting surface in one piece, a groundbreaking design approach.

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