A significant moment in the life of an instrument is the moment when light first flows through it. Our First Light on Phase 2 occurred at 2:10 am on 12-8-11. Matt Roberts carefully monitored the lamps performance and did preliminary work on the lenses after the lamps were switched on. Perhaps a small thing, none [...]
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On November 30th, the Heikoff Dome Theater was closed for one of the VERY few times in the 29 years I have worked here. The occasion was the installation of four SONY SRXT420 Projectors on the projector stands that had been installed in past few days. Each projector weighed in at 400 pounds, and they [...]
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