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Anonymous Coward User ID: 951450 United States 04/24/2010 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: 5thElement It's a forum envy issue....let's try this one: [link to medusa.as.arizona.edu] Observatory Status July 2007 ● Both 8.4m primary mirrors are installed, active control verified, coated, and freshly washed. ● Both prime focus wide-field correctors are installed with near-final alignment. ● The Blue Large Binocular Camera on the SX (left) prime focus has provided six runs of shared-risk observing time for partner astronomers. (See links to LBC, Publications.) ● The Telescope is shut down for July monsoons, enabling installation and commissioning work on the SX tertiary swing arm, the hydrostatic bearing system, and the dynamic balancing system. ● Electro-mechanical tests are underway at Microgate in Italy on the fully integrated Adaptive Optics Secondary Unit#1. July 2008 ● The Left Front Bent Gregorian focal station is commissioned with the rigid secondary mirror and ready for the arrival of LUCIFER 1. ● LUCIFER 1, a near-infrared imager and multi-slit spectrometer was packed and shipped from Heidelberg to Safford. ● Adaptive Optics unit #1 made the first laser fringes in the solar test tower setup in Arcetri. ● LBTI was installed on the telescope and had a successful campaign of monitoring internal fringe stability. It was only a test mounting. ● The electronics for both LBC prime focus cameras were repaired/upgraded. July 2009 ● The first H-band images were collected with the Adaptive Optics loop closed in the Arcetri solar tower. The setup there includes the adaptive secondary, the W-unit wavefront sensor and the infrared test camera. ● MODS 1 the optical spectrograph and imager saw first light in the laboratory in Columbus. ● Adaptive Secondary thin shell #5 was completed at the Steward Observatory Mirror Lab. This is the spare shell for the two Adaptive Secondary units. ● LUCIFER 1 commissioning on the telescope will continue after summer shutdown. The imaging mode is operational. More tests are needed in the fall for longslit and multislit spectroscopy. ● Science observing continues 2 weeks per month (except July/August) with the LBC prime focus camera while all of these other instrument developments are underway. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 941185 United States 04/24/2010 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you cant make this shit up Quoting: Anonymous Coward 951900they dont care anymore the real god of the Jesuits , Catholics and masons Dang I guess Dr. Bill Deagle was right. [link to in.news.yahoo.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 941185 United States 04/24/2010 11:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Quoting: Anonymous Coward 896722 The Vatican owns that telescope in Arizona. [link to www.catholic-church.org] |
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User ID: 717743 United States 04/24/2010 11:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | are they trying to tell us something? Lucifer? Nirvana? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80256very strange choice of names Lucifer: Light-Bringer. While we mix Lucifer and Satan readily, the reality is that Lucifer may very well have been some other angel who was scapegoated by human understanding of the 'war in heaven'. BTW Lucifer was the most beautiful of creatures, was the bringer of light (reason) into the world and a few other 'good' accomplishments. Sinkhole list: Thread: Sinkholes Updated 28 Dec 2010 find a sinkhole, add it to this thread, please. "Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." (1 John 3:15, NKJV). |
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Messenger User ID: 807359 United States 04/24/2010 11:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ****************** The very NAME VATICAN means "HABITATION OF DEVILS." If anyone knows the facts behind Rome's plots and plans, they woud find LUFICER 1 is not surprizing. No, I do not think this huge telescope is there to "warn" us. It is designed for far more devious purposes, and in time we shall see. I am a former Roman Catholic of 26 years. I have studied at length the Vatican . . . sorry, I'm not bashing the Catholic PEOPLE, just the system. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 862727 United States 04/24/2010 11:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you cant make this shit up Quoting: Anonymous Coward 941185they dont care anymore the real god of the Jesuits , Catholics and masons Dang I guess Dr. Bill Deagle was right. [link to in.news.yahoo.com] LUCIFER allows astronomers to observe stars being born ANI Fri, Apr 23 05:50 PM Washington, April 23 (ANI): A new instrument for the world's largest optical telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham, in south-eastern Arizona, allows astronomers to watch stars being born. The new instrument, dubbed LUCIFER 1, provides a powerful tool to gain spectacular insights into the universe - from the Milky Way to extremely distant galaxies. LUCIFER (Large Binocular Telescope Near-infrared Utility with Camera and Integral Field Unit for Extragalactic Research)), built by a consortium of German institutes, will be followed by an identical twin instrument that will be delivered to the telescope in early 2011. LBT director Richard Green, a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory, said: "With the large light-gathering power of the LBT, astronomers are now able to collect the spectral fingerprints of the faintest and most distant objects in the universe." LUCIFER 1 and its twin are mounted at the focus points of the LBT's two giant 8.4-meter (27.6 foot) diameter telescope mirrors. Each instrument is cooled to -213 degrees Celsius in order to observe in the near-infrared wavelength range. Near-infrared observations are essential for understanding the formation of stars and planets in our galaxy as well as revealing the secrets of the most distant and very young galaxies. LUCIFER's innovative design allows astronomers to observe in unprecedented detail, for example star forming regions, which are commonly hidden by dust clouds. The instrument is remarkably flexible, combining a large field of view with a high resolution. It provides three exchangeable cameras for imaging and spectroscopy in different resolutions according to observational requirements. (ANI) |
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User ID: 434868 Netherlands 04/24/2010 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The Vatican owns that telescope in Arizona. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 941185No. The Vatican owns another telescope on top of that mountain. The Large Binocular Telescope is not the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope. And LUCIFER is not a telescope at all. Mitch Battros is being rather devious here, he insinuated the Vat had something to do with LUCIFER, but didn't actually say it. Anyhoo, the Vatican has had an observatory for centuries. Rome just isn't a good site anymore. [link to en.wikipedia.org] Reaching for the sky makes you taller. Hi! My name is Halcyon Dayz and I'm addicted to morans. |
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User ID: 798834 United States 04/24/2010 04:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | you cant make this shit up Quoting: Anonymous Coward 951900they dont care anymore the real god of the Jesuits , Catholics and masons Yep They know that Yeshua is returning Why do you think that space has been weaponized? They are planning on attacking Yeshua and the heavenly hosts Last Edited by Mrs. Smith on 04/24/2010 04:11 PM "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein revstargazer (at) hotmail.com |
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User ID: 798834 United States 04/24/2010 04:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lucifer is Venus they are just naming it Venus only religious nuts will think its something else Quoting: Anonymous Coward 945283Apparently you don't realize that the Vatican ARE religious nuts. Lucifer does not mean Venus to them. "Imagination is more important than knowledge" - Albert Einstein revstargazer (at) hotmail.com |
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User ID: 572408 Netherlands 04/24/2010 04:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Interesting, and good post. Thanks. But 'nearly infrared'? It has to be able to perceive infrared to see 'Wormwood', 'X', 'Nemesis', 'Niburu'...our sun's brown dwarf sister... Epic fail? "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play." - 'Wargames' "This world is more like a mystery, trapped in a conundrum, spun by a paradox." - AC1118155 |
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