NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory Installs Secondary Mirror on Simonyi Survey Telescope

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2024 - The 3.5-meter secondary mirror for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been successfully installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile. Created by Corning Advanced Optics and polished by L3Harris Technologies, this glass mirror is the first permanent element of the telescope's advanced wide-field optical system and will play a key role in advancing our understanding of the Universe.

The team at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile...