Photo Gallery
[Overall]
[Installation]
[Camera]
[Corrector]
[Telescope]
Overall
From 3D Rendered pictures (by ADS) to reality. |
Installation at the telescope
Fernando and Roberto making the last checks in the LBT lab. |
 
 Ray, Fernando and Roberto mounting the camera on the LBT arm (under John's control!). |
Camera construction
 The Cryostat layout and the monolitic vessel under construction. |
 The cryostat. |
 The sensor plate, mechanical samples, test flange and thermal link. |
 The rotator flange with a dummy window. |
 The shutter under construction. |
The Optical Corrector
 The 3D corrector optical layout. |
 The blanks of the blue corrector. |
The hub with the dummy L1 mounted on the handling device. |
The L1 lens. |
Telescope
 
 Latest images of the LBT construction (from LBT site) |
 Mirror #1 construction: polishing phase (March 2001) (from Mirror Lab site) |
 
 Mirror #2 construction: blank completed (August 2000) and lifted (August 2001) (from Mirror Lab site) |