NOT seen from above. The building in front is the service building,
which has been enlarged since this photo was taken.
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The dome, with yours truly in front.
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The observing room equipment. The computer in the middle operates the
telescope and the one to the right of it operates most of the instruments.
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Yours truly and his mother in front of the primary mirror. The instrument
attached to the telescope is SOFIN (also known as the submarine).
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Support structure for the secondary mirror underneath the mechanism which
operates the upper hatch open and closed.
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ALFOSC attached to the telescope. In front the dewer for liquid nitrogen
that keeps the camera cold. On top the dewer for StanCam, which is a smaller
camera always attached to the telescope.
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TurPol attached to the telescope; front view.
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