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LSSTC-08
September 2, 2008

Giant Furnace Opens to Reveal 'Perfect' LSST Mirror Blank

Image Credit: Howard Lester/LSST Corporation.

Image Caption: Members of the team building the LSST, a large survey telescope being built in Northern Chile, gather to celebrate the successful casting of the telescope's 27.5-foot-diameter mirror blank.

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Full text of Press Release LSSTC-08

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LSSTC-07 March 17, 2008: UA Mirror Lab to Cast Two Mirrors in One for LSST.
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