HET WFU
'Hobby-Eberly Telescope Wide Field Upgrade'
Updated October 15, 2013
Here is a video of the Upper Tracker Beam being lifted on 10/08/2013.
The HET team and Crane Service Inc. are installing the second Tracker Beam onto the Dome floor.
Video was captured from the view of the Crane as an aerial view.
Updated October 11, 2013
Here is a video of the CCAS (Center of Curvature and Alignment System) Tower
being painted. As you can tell the HET team has been busy this week and the Contractors
who painted the CCAS Tower were quick and effective in getting two coats of flat black paint
on the Tower in order to reduce the amount of stray light coming into the Dome at night.
Updated October 9, 2013
Here is a video of the Lower Tracker Beam being lifted on 10/08/2013.
The HET team and Crane Service Inc. are installing the first Tracker Beam onto the Dome floor.
Video was captured from the view of the Crane as an aerial view.
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