LSST mirror en route to Chile

M1M3 mirror leaves Tucson, headed for the summit facility

The LSST project has passed a major milestone, with the departure of its primary-tertiary mirror from Tucson, at the start of its journey to the summit facility in Chile. 

The image below shows the mirror underway on its slow journey to Houston for onward sea travel to Chile

while further details can be found in an item on the main LSST website

Last updated: 20 Mar 2019 at 10:44