KPNO 1.3-meter primary mirror

KPNO 1.3-meter primary mirror

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521 x 400 43 kb B&W JPEG
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2834 x 2179 1.2 Mb B&W JPEG
2834 x 2179 6.0 Mb B&W TIFF

Grinding of the 50-inch mirror, 10/20/60. The 1.3-meter telescope was closed in 1995 for budgetary reasons and was refurbished in 2001 by a university consortium.

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