CBI2 Upgrade (1) - Photo Gallery

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In Oxford

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The alignment jig for setting the secondary mirror.

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The alignment jig (again) for setting the secondary mirror.

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Example of how the CBI2 antennas will look (without a cover on).

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The CBI2 antennas all packed up and ready to go.

Putting CBI2 Together in Chile - May'06

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The beautiful shed we are using as our antenna factory.

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Another image of the garage we are using to assemble the antennas in.

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The dishes ready and waiting in the shed - spot the farming equipment in the background!.

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Hard at work attaching the new interface plates to the bottom of the dishes.

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Another view inside the shed.


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First attempt at trying to make antenna covers - drawing a large circle on a taupaulin....

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Marking out the cone cover ready for cutting....


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Mike wielding a pair of huge scissors!.


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What the finished antenna covers will look like - hopefully a bit tidier when we actually glue them together.