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NSF Finalizes Funding - LSST Construction to Start

LSST, whose complicated primary-tertiary mirror was cast and polished in the Steward Mirror Lab, is the endpoint of a long process that began with a telescope design by Steward Professors Roger Angel and Mike Lesser, and Roland Sarlot and Roger Dunham. It was later improved and refined by optical designers at other LSST institutions. Private support also arrived at the right time to keep the project moving forward. Finally, the construction can begin, with the telescope expected to be on-sky for shakedown in 2019. The big survey is expected to begin in early 2022. The UANews article can be found HERE.

Image:Todd Mason, Mason Productions Inc./LSST Corporation

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