SOLIS mount installation

SOLIS mount installation

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The 13 ton mount for the Synoptic Optical Long-term Investigations of the Sun (SOLIS) project arrived on Kitt Peak and was lifted to the top of the old Vacuum Telescope tower on April 13th, 2004. Photographs by David Jaksha.

See the June 2004 NOAO Newsletter (currently only available in PDF format).

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