The University of Arizona develops a Giant Magellan Telescope

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Bill Sisk, an electrical engineer, works at his desk in the room where they grind and polish molded mirrors at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, N. National Championship Dr., August 2, 2023. Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star

Bill Sisk, an electrical engineer, works at his desk in the room where they grind and polish molded mirrors at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, N. National Championship Dr., August 2, 2023. Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star

The Giant Magellan telescope pieces at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, N. National Championship Dr., August 2, 2023. Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star

The Giant Magellan telescope pieces at the University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, N. National Championship Dr., August 2, 2023. Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star

Buell Jannuzi Director of the Steward Observatory and head of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona talks about the process of constructing for the Giant Magellan Telescope, for which the UA lab cast and polished 8 giant mirrors, R

Buell Jannuzi Director of the Steward Observatory and head of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona talks about the process of constructing for the Giant Magellan Telescope, for which the UA lab cast and polished 8 giant mirrors, Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, N. National Championship Dr., Tucson, Ariz., August 2, 2023. Grace Trejo / Arizona Daily Star

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