WIYN Observatory

Videos of WIYN

WIYN at Night

A timelapse video of the WIYN 3.5m Observatory at Night (click the image below for full Quicktime video).

Video and images by Mark Hanna. Copyright NOIRLab.

WIYN in Motion

Video credit: Indiana University Department of Astronomy with assistance from the Advanced Visualization Lab. The AVL is a unit of the Research Technologies division of University Information Technology Services; Research Technologies is a PTI Cyberinfrastructure and Service Center.

ODI Installation videos (July 2012)

Images by Heidi Schweiker, videos by Pete Marenfeld. Copyright NOIRLab.

WIYN Shutdown 2007 videos

Timelapse videos of activities from the July & August 2007 shutdown. Click the images to view the full Quicktime video.

Images by Heidi Schweiker, videos by Pete Marenfeld. Copyright NOIRLab.

Elevation Drive Surfaces

Elevation Drive Surface Removal

Primary Mirror Removal

Primary Mirror Removal Primary Mirror Removal

Primary Mirror Installation (after aluminization)

Primary Mirror Installation
Primary Mirror Installation

Primary Mirror Washing

Primary Mirror Washing

Primary Mirror Stripping

Primary Mirror Stripping Primary Mirror Stripping

Secondary Mirror Removal

Secondary Mirror Removal Secondary Mirror Removal

Secondary Mirror Installation

Secondary Mirror Install

Tertiary Mirror Removal

Tertiary Mirror Removal Tertiary Mirror Removal

Tertiary Mirror Installation

Tertiary Mirror Install Tertiary Mirror Install
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