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WHT - construction


2025-08-26. Photo album of inauguration. More.

1987-11-03. The WHT building near completion. More.

1987-07-31. The William Herschel Telescope. More.

1987-07-31. Assembly of Prime Focus. More.

1987-07-31. The WHT near completion. More.

1987-01-01. Mirror tests at Grubb Parson. More.

1987-01-01. Mirror tests. More.

1986-11-04. WHT dome and building near completion. More.

1986-10-01. Installation of the altitude ring. More.

1986-07-31. Moving up the azimuth base from Santa Cruz de La Palma to the Observatory. More.

1986-07-31. Assembly of mounting fork. More.

1986-07-31. Arrival of the altitude ring in La Palma. More.

1986-07-31. Altitude ring being assembled. More.

1986-05-19. Primary mirror polishing at Grubb Parsons. More.

1986-05-19. Polishing of the WHT primary mirror. More.

1985-07-31. Construction of the WHT. More.

1985-07-31. The WHT dome near completion. More.

1985-07-31. Construction of the WHT. More.

1985-07-31. Construction of the WHT. More.

1985-07-31. Construction of the WHT. More.

1985-07-31. The Fuente Nueva site. More.

1985-07-31. The Fuente Nueva site. More.

1985-07-31. Work on the WHT mount. More.

1985-06-29. Observatory inauguration. More.

1984-11-26. The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-09-04. Dome assembly. More.

1984-09-04. WHT dome erection. More.

1984-07-31. Snow and construction of the WHT. More.

1984-07-31. Dome assembly. More.

1984-07-31. Icy crane. More.

1984-07-31. The team of workers who erected the dome. More.

1984-07-31. The WHT under construction. More.

1983-07-31. First work on the building. More.

1983-07-31. The WHT building under construction. More.

1983-07-31. The WHT mount under construction. More.

1983-07-31. WHT completion in Neil Grubb Parsons. More.

1983-07-31. WHT completion in Neil Grubb Parsons. More.

1983-07-31. First works on the WHT site. More.

1983-07-31. The WHT under construction. More.

1982-07-31. Primary mirror cell assembly. More.

1982-07-31. Altitude ring assembly. More.

1982-07-31. Azimuth mount component. More.

1982-07-31. Mirror support system. More.

1982-07-30. Altitude ring in construction. More.

1982-07-14. Work on the WHT mount. More.

1981-07-31. Mirror blank tests. More.


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