Daniel Fabricant
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)
A member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)

Recent Wide Field Corrector Pictures
  • Bob Fata and Wide Field Corrector Cell
  • Robert Dew with Sol-Gel Fixture at Cleveland Crystals
  • Rotation of Sol-gel Coated Lens 3 (April 2001)
  • Lens 4 Lifting Fixture (April 2001)
  • Lens 4 Lifting Fixture Detail (April 2001)
  • Corey and Dick Test RTV Pads for Lens Bonding (May 2001)
  • Jack and Corey Check Cell Measurements for Radial Mounts (May 2001)
  • Corey Touches Up the Black Paint in the Cell (June 2001)
  • Kevin Adjusts the Dust Cover (June 2001)
  • Lens 3 and ADC Prism Subassembly (Spectroscopy) (June 2001)
  • Lens 4 Subassembly (Imaging) (June 2001)
  • One of the Two ADC Prism Drive Motors (June 2001)
  • Installing Lens 1 - Step 1 (April 2002)
  • Installing Lens 1 - Step 2 (April 2002)
  • Installing Lens 1 - Step 3 (April 2002)
  • Installing Lens 1 - Step 4 (April 2002)
  • Completed Lens 1 and Lens 2 Assembly (April 2002)
  • Lens 1/Lens 2 Assembly Dust Skirt Installation (April 2002)
  • Completed Lens1/Lens2 Assembly (April 2002)
  • Bob Fata Inspects ADC Prism Assembly (April 2002)
  • Lens 3 Assembly Rotated for ADC Prism Installation (April 2002)
  • Lens 3 Assembly is Lowered into Its Shipping Box (June 2002)
  • Lens 4 Assembly in Its Shipping Box (June 2002)
  • Lens 1 Assembly Being Lowered into Shipping Box (June 2002)
  • Packing Up the Truck to Arizona (June 2002)
  • The Truckload of Corrector Boxes and Fixtures (June 2002)
  • Preparing to Lift a Corrector Assembly Into MMT Chamber (April 2003)
  • Lifting the Main Corrector Assembly (April 2003)
  • Test Fitting the Corrector into the MMT (April 2003)
  • The Corrector and the MMT Primary Mirror (May 2003)