SOFIA telescope mirror gets all-important coating
The two-ton primary mirror for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has gotten a shiny protective aluminum coating as preparations continue for the 747SP’s service entry next year. However, it wasn’t much of a coating – just 1/300th of the thickness of a human hair and...
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