Gemini S primary mirror in the Puclaro Dam tunnel
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The primary mirror for the southern Gemini 8-meter telescope atop Cerro Pachon, Chile, seen here passing through the Puclaro Dam tunnel on its arduous journey from REOSC in France to South America. See the NOAO Newsletter article.
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