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November 17th, 2022

TMT SSA Module Acceptance Test Tool (SMATT) The tool will be used to check each TMT primary mirror segment support. Front view of the SMATT force field test plate after assembly of SMATT and SSA. The hardware combination is mounted on top of a tiltable trolley and electrical cables are connected to the control units.

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November 6th, 2022

Exploring Your Universe (EYU) 2022, at UCLA on Nov. 6, 2022 - TMT booth at EYU science fair was very busy all day and offered fun games and activities with the VR, gravity well and UV beads -

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November 5th, 2022

AstroDay 2022 in Kona, Hawaiʻi on Nov. 5, 2022. TMT booth at AstroDay offered fun moon-related activities

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October 19th, 2022

MODHIS subsystem location concepts. The MODHIS Support Structure, Rotator and On-Instrument Wavefront Sensor (SRO) and Front-End Instrument (FEI) are located on the top port of the TMT facility AO system NFIRAOS. The MODHIS Fiber Delivery System (FIB) transports the light to the Spectrograph (SPEC). SPEC and Calibration system (CAL) will be placed in a TMT lab located in the pier in order to provide a stable environment for measuring Precision Radial Velocities.

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October 12th, 2022

TMT Segment Handling System Main and Secondary Bridges support the Trolley, which carries the robotic Segment Lifting Fixture that removes and installs M1 segments.

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October 12th, 2022

Global view of utilities pipes and cable trays, electrical cabinets, and storage tanks. All TMT telescope utilities pass through the azimuth wraps and are routed across the azimuth structure and to the lower levels of the Nasmyth platforms for distribution to the instruments and other systems mounted on the Nasmyth Platforms. Utilities are also sent to the equipment carrying all the telescope optics on the elevation structure.

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October 12th, 2022

TMT summit facilities accommodate all utilities needed for on-site operations of the telescope including pumps, compressors, refrigeration systems, power and computer facilities, control room, offices, workshops, kitchen, receiving area and more. The current design of the facilities has not been finalized yet.

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September 12th, 2022

TMT staff gave an astronomy presentation and a tour of ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center for students visiting from County of Hawai’i sister city Nago, in Japan. They visited Hawai’i Island through their Study Abroad Program. Our colleague Yuko Kakazu, Education and Outreach Scientist at Subaru Telescope and Thirty Meter Telescope, who is also from Okinawa, gave them an overview of Maunakea, local observatories, and programs connecting indigenous knowledge with new astronomical discoveries.

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July 28th, 2022

TMT was in Montreal, Canada and attended the prestigious SPIE Conference that brings together Astronomy, Technology and Engineering experts from all over the world. Picture of the TMT team representatives at our booth in the Exhibition Hall where TMT's latest technologies and instrumentation were presented.

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June 16th, 2022

TMT and US-ELTP attendees at US-ELTP's booth at the 240th annual American Astronomical Society conference.

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May 9th, 2022

First TMT Segment Support Assembly (SSA) successfully completed. This photograph, taken at the L&T assembly lab, shows a complete segment mechanical support system with position actuators and whiffle trees mechanical interfaces.


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