Making a Giant Telescope Mirror Takes Years

[Hornbein]

 

[Drakkith]

I saw the mirror lab at the University of Arizona when I was enrolled there. Very cool!

 

[sbrothy]

A delicate process that's for sure!

I couldn't help but thinking ligor mortis in telescope melted glass terms. If that makes any sense, which I actually doubt!

EDIT: Well, I actually didn't mean "rigor mortis" but the post-mortem state of a body where the blood sinks to the bottom of the corpse. I thought it was called "ligor mortis" but searching for it now I come up empty.

 

[A.T.]

I couldn't help but thinking ligor mortis in telescope melted glass terms.

During the polishing scene I couldn't help but thinking wax on, wax off.

 

[Hornbein]

During the polishing scene I couldn't help but thinking wax on, wax off.

In Bangkok's Don Mueng airport is a corridor. The floor is polished by a robot. Shiniest floor you ever saw, reflects the lights like a son of a gun.