Day 10

Our day here starts with a trip to Mt. Hopkins to see the 6.5 meter telescope.  This telescope was absolutely amazing.  The trip to the telescope started with a curvy trip up the mountain and then a short walk from the cars to the door.  Once inside the dome, my mind was blown at how big the telescope was compared to the dome.  The engineers were moving the telescope and it lacked inches from hitting the wall.  Also, the effort to move the telescope was minimal.  This amazed me as well that this huge telescope was so balanced and moved so well.  We then headed down the elevator and to the floor again.  The engineer moved the cover off the mirror and this revealed the mirror in all its glory.  I was again amazed at the massive size of the mirror.