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Caption: The
William Herschel Telescope.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1987.
Available
formats: JPEG (156 K) | TIFF (4,137 K) |
Caption: The WHT
building under construction.
Credit: R. Worth.
Date: 1983.
Available
formats: JPEG (161 K) | TIFF (7,457 K) |
Caption: The WHT
mounting under construction.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (143 K) | TIFF (7,879 K) |
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Caption:
Installation of the altitude ring.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1 October 1986
Available
formats: JPEG (105 K) | TIFF (3,527 K) |
Caption: The WHT
under construction.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (180 K) | TIFF (4,360 K) |
Caption: Work on
the WHT mounting.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date: 14 July
1982.
Available
formats: JPEG (114 K) | TIFF (7,648 K) |
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Caption: The WHT
dome and building.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available
formats: JPEG (191 K) | TIFF (9,753 K) |
Caption: WHT
dome erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
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formats: JPEG (143 K) | TIFF (3,845 K) |
Caption: WHT
dome erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
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formats: JPEG (167 K) | TIFF (4,223 K) |
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Caption: Dome
erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (152 K) | TIFF (4,203 K) |
Caption: Dome
erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (146 K) | TIFF (3,880 K) |
Caption: Dome
erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
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formats: JPEG (208 K) | TIFF (4,461 K) |
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Caption: Dome
erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (140 K) | TIFF (4,180 K) |
Caption: Dome
erection.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (150 K) | TIFF (4,262 K) |
Caption: The WHT
under construction.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1983.
Available
formats: JPEG (89 K) | TIFF (3,153 K) |
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Caption: The
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. From left to right can be seen: the
CAMC, the dome of the WHT, the domes of the INT and JKT and the Swedish
Solar Tower.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available
formats: JPEG (175 K) | TIFF (9,858 K) |
Caption: Mirror
tests at Grubb Parson.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (100 K) | TIFF (4,461 K) |
Caption: Mirror
support system.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (68 K) | TIFF (3,982 K) |
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Caption: Mirror
tests.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (62 K) | TIFF (4,085) |
Caption:
Altitude ring construction.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date: 30 July
1982.
Available
formats: JPEG (100 K) | TIFF (7,673 K) |
Caption: Mirror
blank tests.
Credit: Nei
Parson Limited.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (82 K) | TIFF (7,324 K) |
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Caption: Azimuth
munting component.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (108 K) | TIFF (7,602 K) |
Caption: WHT
dome and building near completion.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4 November
1986.
Available
formats: JPEG (123 K) | TIFF (3,977 K) |
Caption: The WHT
near completion.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (127 K) | TIFF (7,822 K) |
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Caption: Altitude
ring assembly.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (103 K) | TIFF (7,457 K) |
Caption: Primary
mirror cell assembly.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (182 K) | TIFF (8,608 K) |
Caption: The
team of workers who erected the dome.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1984.
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formats: JPEG (182 K) | TIFF (8,608 K) |
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Caption: Primary
mirror polishing at Grubb Parsons.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 19 May 1986.
Available
formats: JPEG (115 K) | TIFF (10,480 K) |
Caption: The
Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. From left to right can be seen: the
Carlsberg Automatic Transit Circle; the WHT; the Swedish Solar Tower; the
INT and the JKT.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 26
November 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (74 K) | TIFF (7,463 K) |
Caption: The WHT
dome near completion.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1985.
Available
formats: JPEG (112 K) | TIFF (8,397 K) |
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Caption: The WHT
building near completion.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 3 November
1987.
Available
formats: JPEG (101 K) | TIFF (8,514 K) |
Caption:
Assembly of Prime Focus.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (141 K) | TIFF (7,425 K) |
Caption: First
work on the building.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1983.
Available
formats: JPEG (163 K) | TIFF (8,657 K)
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Caption:
Assembly of mounting fork.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1986.
Available
formats: JPEG (132 K) | TIFF (8,681 K) |
Caption: Moving
up the azimuth base from Santa Cruz de La Palma to the Observatory.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (120 K) | TIFF (6,133 K) |
Caption: Arrival
of the altitude ring in La Palma.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
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Caption:
Altitude ring being assembled.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (123 K) | TIFF (7,575 K) |
Caption: Dome
assembly.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 4
September 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (243 K) | TIFF (6,573 K) |
Caption: The
primary mirror being polished at Grubb Parson using the 20 foot machine.
Credit: Nei
Parsons Limited.
Date:
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formats: JPEG (150 K) TIFF
(7,020 K) |
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Caption: Dome
assembly.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1984.
Available
formats: JPEG (246 K) TIFF
(7,304 K) |
Caption: The
William Herschel Telescope at Nei Grubb Parsons.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (237 K) | TIFF (7,320 K) |
Caption: The
William Herschel Telescope at Nei Grubb Parsons.
Credit: RGO.
Date:
Available
formats: JPEG (260 K) | TIFF (8,041 K) |
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Caption: First
works on the WHT site.
Credit: RGO.
Date: 1983.
Available
formats: JPEG (151 K) | TIFF (10,595 K) |
Caption: Construction of the WHT.
Credit: René Rutten.
Date: 1985/1986.
Available formats: JPEG |
Caption: Construction of the WHT.
Credit: René Rutten.
Date: 1985/1986.
Available formats: JPEG |
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Caption: Construction of the WHT.
Credit: René Rutten.
Date: 1985/1986.
Available formats: JPEG |
Caption: Construction of the WHT.
Credit: René Rutten.
Date: 1985/1986.
Available formats: JPEG |
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