Daniel Fabricant Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) A member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)
Hectospec Positioning Robots #1 (Feb 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots #3 (Mar 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #4 (Mar 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #6 (Mar 2001) Hectospec Fiber Gripper (May 2001) Hectospec Focal Surface with Fibers Deployed (Mar 2001) View Inside the Assembled Positioner (Mar 2001) Panoramic View Inside the Assembled Positioner (Mar 2001) Exterior View of the Assembled Positioner (Mar 2001) Rachel Adjusts the Dummy Fibers (Mar 2001) Hectospec Spectrograph (Apr 2001) Robot Releases Button on Test Stage (June 2001) 100 Buttons on the Focal Surface (August 2001) A Full Set of Buttons on the Focal Surface (August 2001) Top View of the Robots and Focal Surface (Sept 2001) Top View of the Robots and Fibers (Sept 2001) Bench Spectrograph Nearly Ready for Shipping (May 2002) Bench Spectrograph Just Before Packing (July 2002) Images from the Bench Spectrograph (July 2002) Bench Spectrograph Partially Reassembled at the MMT (Sept 2002) Wiring Bench Spectrograph at the MMT (Oct 2002) Fiber Positioner Comes Out of the Truck at the MMT (July 2003) Fiber Positioner Goes Into the MMT (July 2003) Fiber Positioner Fits with Inches to Spare (July 2003) Fiber Positioner Mounted on the MMT (July 2003) Fiber Positioner in Storage Area (August 2003) Commissioning: Fiber Positioner Mounted on MMT (October 2003) Commissioning: We Found the Guide Stars (October 2003)
Hectospec Robot Quicktime Movie - Bottom View (12 Mbytes) (Feb 2001) Hectospec Robot Quicktime Movie - Side View (12 Mbytes) (Feb 2001) Hectospec Robot Quicktime Movie - Top View (12 Mbytes) (Sept 2001)
Henry Bergner Analyzes the Test Stand (fall 1998) Drilling for Oil in the Test Stand - #1 (fall 1998) Drilling for Oil in the Test Stand - #2 (fall 1998) Don't Worry, It's all Under Control (late winter 1999) Bob Fata Illuminating Robots (Feb 2001)
Bob Fata Giving Bench Spectrograph Tour (summer 2000)
Fiber Positioner X and Y axis Tests (summer 1999) Five Axis Robot Test (winter 1999) Five Axis Robot Test - Closeup (winter 1999) The Robot Mechanics-Assembly Team (spring 2000) Underside of Hectospec's Focal Surface (summer 2000) Ed Hertz Installing Fiber Trays (summer 2000) Hectospec Positioning Robots #2 (Feb 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots #4 (Mar 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots Parked (Mar 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #1 (Feb 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #2 (Feb 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #3 (Feb 2001) Hectospec Positioning Robots - closeup #5 (Mar 2001) Hectospec Focal Surface (Feb 2001) Hectospec Robot Intensified Camera (Mar 2001) Marnie Crawford Samuelson Photographs Hectospec (Mar 2001) Central Portion of Calibration Grid (Mar 2001) Mark and Dave Demonstrate Cable Wrap (May 2001)
Hectospec Fiber Polishing Machine (1998) Cold Test Lab for Hectospec Fiber Assembly (summer 1999) Inside the Refrigerator Truck Cold Test Lab (summer 1999) Joe Zajac's Fiber Lab at Oak Ridge Observatory (summer 1999)
Hectospec Electronics Racks (Feb 2001) Tom Gauron Checking Servo Box (Feb 2001) Inside View of Servo Box - #1 (Feb 2001) Inside View of Servo Box - #2 (Feb 2001) PMAC Accessory Box (Feb 2001) EP (Main Electronics) Box (May 2001)