Images and explanatory
text from West Texas Time Machine: Creating the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, Little Hands of Concrete Productions, 1998,
with permission—available for purchase through the observatory gift shop.
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Foundations
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Drumhead
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Pier
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Steel Building
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Concrete Finish
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Aerial View
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Frame Assembly
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Frame Installation
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Base Wedge
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Truss Assembly
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In Texas
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Reassembled Truss
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Flying Truss
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Truss on Frame
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Dome Assembly
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Dome Shutter
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Big Pieces
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Flying Dome
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A World of Framing
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Tracker
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Positioning Components
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Tracker Installed
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Tracker Package
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HET 001
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Segment with Support
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Segment Installation
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Installed Primary
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Full Array
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Reflections
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Time Machine
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Dusk
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