Award-Winning Experience—Two Years Running! miriamhoffmaster Wed, 5 Aug 2026 - 12:59 Award-Winning Experience—Two Years Running! Image Today We’re proud to share that the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab tours have once again been recognized by
When you look up at the sky on a dark night, you’ll notice that the stars appear to twinkle. At 200 times more powerful than today’s best telescopes... Cathi Duncancduncanf@arizona.edu(520) 621-1320 rfcml.tours@gmail.com(520) 626-8122 Chip
World’s largest optical mirror successfully installed on support system prototype for the first time to validate telescope’s extraordinary performance Damien Jemison, Giant Magellan Telescope–GMTO Corporation TUCSON, AZ — October 15, 2024 —…
Inside the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab underneath the University of Arizona football stadium, a giant glass mirror covered in a blue, translucent protective coating rests on a hollow steel platform painted white. Engineers and technicians d…
The Giant Magellan Telescope and IDOM today announced that the telescope’s enclosure... Read more We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 feder…
When you look up at the sky on a dark night, you’ll notice that the stars appear to twinkle. Read more We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22
Cathi Duncancduncanf@arizona.edu(520) 621-1320 rfcml.tours@gmail.com(520) 626-8122 Chip Ragancragan@arizona.edu(520) 621-1022 We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today,…
Senior Engineer, Optical Fabrication At the University of Arizona's Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory, our scientists, engineers, and technicians develop innovations in the design and fabrication of large lightweight mirrors with unprecede…
What are the honeycomb mirrors made of? The mirror substrates are made of glass. Glass is used because it is a very stable material. As long as you don't drop it, a piece of glass will maintain its shape for thousands of years. Glass can al…
Construction of the mold for a third 6.5-m honeycomb blank began in February 1998. This mirror was destined for the second 6.5-m Magellan Project telescope in Chile. The casting of Magellan II commenced in September 1998. The glass was load…
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be one of the next class of giant telescopes that promises to revolutionize our view and understanding of the Universe. It is located at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile and will be operational in the next…
We’re proud to share that the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab tours have been recognized by Tripadvisor in 2025 as among the Top 10% of Things to Do Worldwide! Each year, Tripadvisor celebrates travelers’ favorite experiences across the globe,