The Perkins Mirror Comes Home

The Perkins Telescope Mirror Comes Home - Sept. 14, 1999

After 38 years, the original 69 inch Perkins mirror makes it back home.
Here are a few of the many pictures that were taken by Mike Godwin.


Click on a picture to see a larger one. Warning! Some of the pictures are very large!

COSI Closet
COSI Closet

Backboard
Backboard

Bob and News
Bob and News

Smiling time
Smiling Time

Out the door
Out the door

COSI Dock
COSI Dock

On the truck
On the truck

On the truck
On the truck

On the truck
On the truck

On the truck
On the truck

Tom & Bob
Tom & Bob

Ready to go!
Ready to go!

Coming Home
Coming Home!

Delivery!
Delivery!

Jimmi
Jimmi

What Now?
What Now?

Getting ready
Getting Ready

To the back door
To the Back Door

Almost
Almost

Almost
Almost

Tom
Tom

Will it fit?
Will it fit?

Thinking
Thinking

Unload time
Unload time

Won't work
Won't work

Cameras
Cameras Everywhere

Try again
Try again

Better idea
Better Idea

Working
Working

Too Heavy?
Too Heavy?

Lifting
Lifting

Made it
Made it

On the ground
On the ground

What Now?
What Now?

Opening
Opening

So many screws
So many screws

Bubble Wrap
Bubble Wrap

Almost
Almost

Little more
Little More

Oh Yea!
Oh Yea!

First Light!
First Light!

Mirror
Mirror

Me!
Me!

Tom
Tom

Bright!
Bright!

Unpacking
Unpacking

Big Mirror
Big Mirror

Picture time
Picture Time

Polishing
Polishing

What now?
What Now?

Reflections
Reflections

Cooking?
Cooking Dogs

Cooking
Cooking Dogs

Hooking it up
Hooking it up

Hooking it up
Hooking it up

Hooking it up
Hooking it up

Lifting
Lifting

Moving time
Moving Time

Careful
Careful

Careful
Careful

Careful
Careful

Set it down
Set it down

In the back
In the back

Rolling it
Rolling it

Almost home
Almost home

Almost home
Almost home

Home at last!!
Home at last!

Home at last!!
Home at last!

What Now?
What Now?

The crew
Thanks guys!