The MegaPrime Wide Field Corrector

Assembly at CFHT

Jan 26/27, 2002

After a last flight on an old DC3 and a ride in the open air on a truck bed on a snowy morning,
the WFC cart finally made it to the floor of the aluminizing room. Well, one more short flight!

Getting ready for the assembly

L3 being checked out before going into the back body of the WFC

Same thing with L4...

L4 in place.

L2 out of its bag...
 

L2 ready to go in front body
 

Front body (with L2 mounted inside) lowered on the cart
 

Back body on its way to the top of the front body
 

WFC going upside down to get ready for L1
 

The assembly crew of the day (from left to right, G. Barrick, M. Boutin,
C. Veillet, S. Brotman) in front of L1...
 

L1 lowered down... slowly!

Going horizontal (the only way to get out of the bottom of the aluminizing room)

Corrector assembled (Sunday Jan 26, 2002)

Looking through (making sure no cover was left inside!)
 

Pressurizing the corrector (20 mb over the ambiant pressure)