Mirror Breaking Party
of 20 Inch f/5 Obsession
September 9th, 2000

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David prepares the first Upper Tube Assembly clamp.

Fred, (that's me!) gets to do some work also!
 Here I am attaching the remaining clamps to the UTA.

Here we secure the primary mirror using the sling in the mirror
 cell while Chris Olszewski and Jona Segelstein observe.

Here's Dan Pontone with my loving wife Renee while the rest of us work in the background.
 Not so close Dan! She's taken!
By the way, Renee is due to deliver our first baby in just a few short days.
 The bottle of beer is NOT hers though!

Here's the gang after we are all done. I want to thank EVERYONE that came to help. Sooo...
Thank you Dan, David, Jona, Ed, Chris, and Rick for coming. I hope to share the views through this marvelous instrument with all of you in the near future.

Here is a  final shot of my brandy spanking new 20 Inch f/5 Obsession!!