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MAESTRO on the telescope.
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Maestro cabinet in the common
building of the MMT.
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Black CCD electronics box,
hanging on the telescope.
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Inside of the black box.
This picture was taken before the guide camera cooler was removed from
the box and hung from a separate rack.
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Blue transport box for the CCD
dewar.
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Cart used to handle science dewar.
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Box where cables are stored, except CCD cables, which are fragile.
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Hemispheric spacers, which must be put between the spectrograph and the rotator.
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Entrance port to access old slit
changing mechanism. No longer used.
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Grey electronics box, containing
Galil, pullizi, and related electronics to control the spectrograph. The black hose coming out of the grey box is evacuating hot air.
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The other side of the grey
electronics box.
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White counterweights. This
balances the spectrograph when it is on the rotator.
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Counterweight.
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f/5 secondary, with Thorium-Argon and quartz lamps mounted in the hub.
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Grating (right) with grating
cover, and prism, on the left.
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Grating cover storage box.
Stored in the MAESTRO cabinet in the common building.
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Telescope baffle being installed
on the rotator.
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Derotator baffle, showing chimney baffle.
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H-channel lengths that connect two halves of derotator baffle.
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Blue spectrograph cart.
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Hatch to access dewar for LN2 fill.
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Storage box for Thorium Argon power supply and cables. Stored in MAESTRO cabinet.
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Thorium-argon power supply, hooked up in the control room.
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Inside of the calibration lamp box.
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Blue ammo box and hardware for mounting the spectrograph on the telescope.
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Guider camera cooler and rack, mounted on the telescope.
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Gold science CCD dewar and controller box.
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Grounding wire, for use while cabling dewar.
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Blue spaceframe, upon which the components are mounted. This photo was taken during construction.
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Rear of guide camera, cabled up.
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Rear of guide camera, with cables removed.
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Close up of grating cell. Grating is held with break-aways for protection.
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Spectrograph on the blue cart, being loaded onto the MMTO air-ride truck, at the Steward loading dock.
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MAESTRO being wheeled into the telescope chamber from the scissor lift truck.
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