TEXES Observing Run at
NASA's IRTF
November 2000
Pictures courtesy David Temple
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NASA's Infrared Telescope
Facility (IRTF)
Another view of the IRTF
The business end of
the IRTF
Matt & Zhu near the
telescope
A 3 meter mirror
cover
An infrared optimized
secondary mirror
Checking for vacuum leaks
Preparing to cool down
How cold is cold enough?
(filling with liquid nitrogen)
TEXES and servant
Lots of cables
(the control room)
The support structure of
the 10m Keck 1 telescope
Cones and clouds