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Palomar Observatory October, 2006 Aluminizing

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Washing the 14.5 ton mirror at Palomar Observatory

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  • Remarkable - I sure would not want to damage that mirror. You chaps must have nerves of steel. This is what YT should be about. Anymore videos planned?

  • There not crazy, and although they are supported by the Caltech, they giant Palomar mirror has to be recoated every two years in order to allow the maximum light gathering ability for its sensitive camera equipment. Unlike the telescopes used by amateur astronomers, the Palomar telescope is a research instrument and is used on every clear night possible, and because it is located in SoCal (yes, Smog City), enviornmental factors play a key role in the deterioration of the aluminum coating.

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  • @glifencible so let him punch me once in the face.. that old goat. i punch him 3 times and spit in his lying face too! :)

    get it?!...the we'll se if his dick is big enough to try it again.

    cheers friend. :))

  • @CT2507 Are you retarded? Yes you are!!!

    I hope Buzz Aldrin punches you in the face.

  • @palomarskyguy Would've weighed more if they cast the mirror blank solid.

  • Just visited the Observatory for the first time today. WOW...I stood there with my mouth hanging open for most of the guided tour, haha. It was absolutely amazing and I can't wait to go back again!

  • haha... all this work and they still cant prove that the lunar landing program was faked!!

    can they take photos of the landing site and what the astronauts left behind on the moon with this giant telescope?! no, they cant!

  • Actually the disc was 20 tons and they removed 5.5 tons of glass. It now weighs 14.5 tons.

  • This is just guesswork, but it's possible that the reaction of the acid mix they use to dissolve the Aluminum could react with any substance that hadn't been washed off to make something that could damage the mirror itself.

  • thanks for the vid

  • Wow... you do that every year or two? I don't know if I'm jealous, you are crazy, or you've got too much money... probably all three. And the best way to remove bird droppings from a primary would be...?

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