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Incredible Engineering Marvel: Sixth Mirror Cast for Giant Magellan Telescope – SciTechDaily

The 8.4-meter mirror joins five of the world’s largest mirrors previously cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world’s largest and most anticipated…

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Timelapse for casting GMT mirror 5. Credit: Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, The University of Arizona and Giant Magellan Telescope – GMTO Corporation
The 8.4-meter mirror joins five of the world’s largest mirrors previously cast for the Giant Magellan Telescope, one of the world’s largest and most anticipated extremely large telescopes.
The Giant Magellan Telescope announces fabrication of the sixth of seven of the world’s largest monolithic mirrors. These mirrors will allow astronomers to see farther…

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