Below is a table of our different mirror castings.
MIRROR | CASTINGS | |||
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Size1 | Focal Ratio2 | Casting Date3 | Telescope/Observatory | |
1) | 1.8 | 1.0 | 06/17/1985 | Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope |
2) | 1.2 | 1.9 | 11/11/1987 | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
3) | 3.5 | 1.75 | 04/26/1988 | Astrophysical Research Consortium |
4) | 3.5 | 1.75 | 12/09/1988 | Wisconsin-Indiana-Yale-NOAO |
5) | 3.5 | 1.5 | 06/28/1989 | US Air Force Starfire Optical Range |
6) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 04/03/1992 | Multiple Mirror Telescope Conversion |
7) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 02/03/1994 | Magellan I, Las Campanas Observatory |
8) | 8.4 | 1.14 | 06/10/1997 | Large Binocular Telescope I |
9) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 09/15/1998 | Magellan II, Las Campanas Observatory |
10) | 8.4 | 1.14 | 05/20/2000 | Large Binocular Telescope II |
11) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 04/04/2002 | Lockheed Martin Corporation |
12) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 07/23/2005 | Giant Magellan Telescope I |
13) | 3.8 | 3.4 | 08/28/2006 | Test Optic, Mirror Lab |
14) | 8.4 | 1.2 | 03/29/2007 | Vera C. Rubin Observatory |
15) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 08/26/2009 | Tokyo Atacama Observatory |
16) | 1.2 | 1.9 | 09/10/2010 | Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
17) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 01/15/2012 | Giant Magellan Telescope II |
18) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 08/25/2013 | Giant Magellan Telescope III |
19) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 09/18/2015 | Giant Magellan Telescope IV (center mirror) |
20) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 11/04/2017 | Giant Magellan Telescope V |
21) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 09/24/2019 | To be announced |
22) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 03/06/2021 | Giant Magellan Telescope VI |
23) | 6.5 | 1.25 | 05/07/2022 | Multiplexed Survey Telescope (MUST) |
24) | 8.4 | 2.14* | 09/00/2023 | Giant Magellan Telescope VII |
1Meters | 2Focal length/diameter | 3Casting date | *Off-axis segment |