Transporting the WIYN primary

Transporting the WIYN primary

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The WIYN 3.5-meter primary mirror being loaded onto a flat-bed semi tractor-trailor for transport to Kitt Peak (February 1991), with a large cast of helpful people and a few hangers-on.

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