Images from Svenska Bearing AB

The pictures show the status of the new swedish solar telescope (NSST) on March 17, 2000. Not all shown parts are fully machined, also one ring has to be discarded and re-made. The main bearings and gears are expected at the end of May. Mirror cells exist only as partial prototypes.

It is amazing that all parts shown on the pictures were welded, annealed and machined within a total period of only 2 1/2 months!

Polishing of main optics (singlet lens plus two 1.4 m Zerodur flats) is expected to be completed before end of November 2000.

Status as of May 29, 2001.

The lower vacuum system has been manufactured, assembled and tested for vacuum in Gothenburg. Installation in La Palma is planned for the first two weeks in July.

The control system for the telescope is now undergoing tests on the telescope in La Palma.

During August to mid September work on holders for the Schupmann mechanics is to be completed.

Mirror cells for the 1.4 m mirrors will be modified and tested during June and August and sent to La Palma shortly thereafter.

Acceptance tests of 1.4 meter flats have been delayed until middle of August due to suspected thermal problems. We expect to ship the mirrors at the end of August, aluminize them in La Palma during the second part of September and install them shortly thereafter.

Schupmann Optics will be ready sometime towards the end of September.

First Light will be as soon as possible following the above installations.

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Image 56. Mounting ring Az for main bearing plus gear. / Bild 56. RD Hus Az. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-05-11.

Image 57. Telescope Az part. In the background: telescope fundament. / Bild 57. Vinkelhus Az. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-04-12.

Image 58. telescope fundament, detail. / Bild 58. Stativfot. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-06-10.

Image 59. telescope fundament, overview / Bild 59. Stativfot. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-06-10.

Image 60. Telescope El part showing side of first mirror on left, lens side down. Also shows mounting plates for finder telescope. / Bild 60. Vinkelhus El. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-02-12.

Image 61. (Rotating) vacuum ring for Az or El. / Bild 61. Vacuumring El/Az. Drawing/Ritning # 3-0656-03-14.

Image 62. Ring for mounting lens. / Bild 62. Linshållare. Drawing/Ritning # 2-0656-01-14.

Image 63. Mounting ring lens cap. / Bild 63. Fästring. Drawing/Ritning # 3-0656-01-16.

Image 64. Mounting ring Az, also holds encoder strip. / Bild 64. Fästplatta Az (upp och ner). Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-05-15.

Image 65. Mounting ring Az, also holds encoder strip. / Bild 65. Fästplatta Az (upp och ner). Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-05-15.

Image 66. "Mirror ring" El, to be mounted on the Telescope El part shown in image 60. Three sets of mounting holes for the spider, holding the mirror are shown, also the mounts for the El counterwweight on the RHS of the picture. / Bild 66. Spegelring El. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-02-15.

Image 67. "Mirror ring" Az. / Bild 67. Spegelring Az. Drawing/Ritning # 2-0656-04-13.

Image 68. Dummy (steel) mirrors, vacuum ring, Counter weights El, holder of Az counterweight, encoder rings, Telescope parts El and Az. / Bild 68. Speglattrapper, Vacuumring, Motvikt El, Motviktshållare, Givarringar, Vinkelhus El samt Vinkelhus Az.

Image 72. Mounting ring El for main bearing plus gear. / Bild 72. RD Hus El. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-03-11.

Image 73. Mounting ring El for main bearing plus gear. / Bild 73. RD Hus El. Drawing/Ritning # 1-0656-03-11.

Image 74. Mirror ring Az. / Bild 74. Spegelring Az. Drawing/Ritning # 2-0656-04-13.

Image 156. / Bild 156. Gavel.

Image 158. / Bild 158. Motvikt Az.

Image 159. / Bild 159. Vinkelhus El.

Image 160. / Bild 160. Spegelring El.

Image 161. / Bild 161. RD Hus Az.

Image 163. / Bild 163. Linshus.

Image 165. / Bild 165. Motviktsplatta El + Motvikt El.

Image 166. Mirror mock-up. / Bild 166. Spegelattrapp.

Image 167. / Bild 167. Vinkelhus Az.

Image 168. / Bild 168. RD Hus El.

Image 171. / Bild 171. Vinkelhus Az.

Image 174. Overview. / Bild 174. Översiktsbild

Image 177. Overview / Bild 177. Översiktsbild.

Image 178. / Bild 178. Vinkelhus El.

Image 179. / Bild 179. Vinkelhus El.

Image 180. / Bild 180. Infästningshål för fjäderok på spegelring.

Image 181. / Bild 181. Vinkelhus El.

Image 390. / Bild 390.

Image 392. / Bild 392.

Image 399. / Bild 399.

Image 400. / Bild 400.

Image 643. Upper cooling plate (located about 6 m from the focal plane and above the Schupmann system) before weldding. / Bild 643.

Image 724. Cooling plate after welding. The eight holes in the upper-left part of the picture are inlets and outlets of the four separate cooling channels. / Bild 724.

Image 744. Upper part of lower vacuum system with Schupmann pipe (left), bellow (for adjustment) and cooling plate. / Bild 744.

Image 745. Cooling plate. / Bild 745.

Image 749. Lowermost vacuum system (6 m long) assembled in Gothenburg. / Bild 749.

Image 751. Lowermost vacuum system assembled during vacuum test. / Bild 751.

Image 752. Spring support and transverse support (roller) of vacuum system. / Bild 752.