FD Prototype at Los Leones
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Photo gallery of prototype construction
- Aperture photos by Rishi Meyhanden
- Aperture closed
- Aperture open
- March photos by John Matthews
- Los Leones from the north
- From the gate
- Weather station
- Diaphragm installation
- Mirror frame, reference point, and diaphragm
- Two bays
- Rainer Gumbsheimer with aperture boxes and mirror support
- Shutter doors
- One door installed
- Electronics crate
- Photos from Brian Fick (January 27, 2001)
- Prototype building and gate
- Staircase to the deck
- The reference point
- Control room
- Amenities
- Nasty weather
- Weather station & horizontal monitor light on Coihueco
- Photos from November 1, 2000
- Los Leones building from the south.
- Ground wire before top concrete layer on floor.
- Duct work in the bay interior.
- Duct work by the outside wall.
- Assembly building at Auger campus (exterior).
- Assembly building at Auger campus (interior).
- Building pictures from Hector Refsgaard (Oct 22)
- FD building pictures (Setp. 25, 2000) by Jonny Kleinfeller
- FD building pictures (Sept. 10, 2000) from Hector Refsgaard
- View from the south
- View from the north
- Construction site pictures by Juan Manuel Praderio, September 5, 2000
- Sunset view from the north
- Daylight view from the north
- Closer view from the north
- Close view from the south
- Wider view from the south
- Looking south from inside
- Wall construction
- Walls and doors
- Walls and doors
- Walls and doors
- Detector windows
- Another view of them
- Partial building (August 29, 2000)
- Power line to Los Leones (August 29, 2000)
- Los Leones sky at night (Carla Bonifazi, August 2000)
- Photo of building construction August 9th, 2000
- Preparing the foundation for the eye building at Los Leones (June 2000)
Building plans
- Photo of scale model
- Los Leones building plan details (August 29, 2000) (pdf)
- Los Leones building plans (August 18, 1999) (pdf)
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The night sky at Los Leones
- Results of UV background light measurements at Los Leones organized by Daniel Camin (August, 2000)
- Los Leones sky at night (Carla Bonifazi, August 2000)
