The third of the seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast Saturday at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. The 20-ton mirror was formed by melting chunks of borosilicate glass in a rotating furnace at 2,140 de
The third of the seven primary mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast Saturday at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. The 20-ton mirror was formed by melting chunks of borosilicate glass in a rotating furnace at 2,140 de
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