Comments on: SCUBA-2 Installed on the JCMT http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/ Astronomy, Space and Science Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:10:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anon http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/comment-page-1/#comment-13568 Anon Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:23:41 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/#comment-13568 Another year goes by and still no science. What a waste of time and money. Heads should roll. Another year goes by and still no science. What a waste of time and money. Heads should roll.

]]> By: Adam http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/comment-page-1/#comment-13220 Adam Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:35:40 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/#comment-13220 Actually, it's not the coolers and the dilution fridge that make SCUBA-2 so big. It's the cold optics that take up the space; huge cooled mirrors and lots of empty space where the beam bounces back and forth. And if you think SCUBA-2 is big, look at the designs for some of the ELT instruments... Actually, it’s not the coolers and the dilution fridge that make SCUBA-2 so big. It’s the cold optics that take up the space; huge cooled mirrors and lots of empty space where the beam bounces back and forth.

And if you think SCUBA-2 is big, look at the designs for some of the ELT instruments…

]]> By: SCUBA-2 vs Plutonium | Orbiting Frog http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/comment-page-1/#comment-12968 SCUBA-2 vs Plutonium | Orbiting Frog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:42:05 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/#comment-12968 [...] camera on the JCMT, has suffered another set back. After being installed at the site in April (photos) the team have been busy testing out the kit to prepare it for first light in the very near [...] [...] camera on the JCMT, has suffered another set back. After being installed at the site in April (photos) the team have been busy testing out the kit to prepare it for first light in the very near [...]

]]> By: Chris Lintott’s Universe » Official Good News Day http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/comment-page-1/#comment-11040 Chris Lintott’s Universe » Official Good News Day Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:59:51 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/#comment-11040 [...] lifted into position makes my mouth water in anticipation of the results we’ll get from it. Rob has the full [...] [...] lifted into position makes my mouth water in anticipation of the results we’ll get from it. Rob has the full [...]

]]> By: Vicki http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/comment-page-1/#comment-10954 Vicki Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:40:13 +0000 http://orbitingfrog.com/blog/2008/04/09/scuba-2-is-installed-on-the-jcmt/#comment-10954 Looks good - about time really! Looks good – about time really!

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