Installation of the Observatory ½-metre Cassegrain telescope
1. The base arrives.
2. The base is hoisted into the dome.
       
3. A brand new pier, embedded 3 metres in the ground and weighing over 10,000 kg, waits for the new telescope.
4. The tube assembly is then installed.
       
5. The telescope is presented to project sponsors.
6. First Light - April 24, 2002

 

After a period of checking and testing, the telescope was presented to the sponsors of the project: The Government of British Columbia (Millennium Fund) and the Southam Family along with representatives of AMEC Dynamic Structures (the designers and constructors of the telescope) and other suppliers.

Following the presentation ceremony, the telescope underwent further assessment and fine tuning.

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