Aug 24, 2013 Mirror Lab Tour by Dean Ketelsen

We were so fortunate to be invited to a tour of the Tucson Mirror Lab where they were cooling and rotating the 8.4m third mirror for the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile.

Dean Ketelsen graciously provided a wonderful tour.

Dean Ketelsen describing measurments.

Here we are enjoying the trip.

Jan and I with Baja mirror in background

An amazing factory!

The GMT #3 rotating mirror as it is still being heated and formed.

A great tour!