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Calypso Relocation

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Calypso is lifted from its platform by a crane onto a flatbed truck.
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LSST / Gary Poczulp
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Calypso telescope moves from Kitt Peak

Early in the morning on May 28th, 2014, LSST’s 1.2-meter Calypso telescope took the first step of a long voyage from Kitt Peak National Observatory to Chile’s Cerro Pachón mountain, where it will accompany LSST as an essential calibration instrument. Through the efforts of a skilled team and thorough preparation, the move was successful, and by late-afternoon on the same day, Calypso had been delivered to the NOAO loading bay in Tucson.

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