The Rubin Observatory's 8.4-meter (27.6-foot) primary mirror just arrived at its final home atop Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes.
How do you move a mirror that size? Very slowly. And very carefully.
https://rubinobservatory.org/news/mirror-moves-into-observatory #astronomy #space #science #tech
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