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Comment: Update on current HartRAO VGOS telescope

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Gerhard Kronschnabl and Alexander Neidhardt - 24 Feb 2016

HartRAO

Current status: The main reflector together with quadrupod assembly has been completed. Initial photogrammetry is underway.The big lift would initially have happened on the 12th of June, but is now confirmed for Big lift happened on the 19th and 20th of June (Monday for the azimuth cabin; Tuesday for the main reflector and counterweights). without any problems. Leveling of azimuth cabin has been completed.

There is still quite a lot of work to be done on the inside, but we are getting there.

We have a live camera feed up and running (updated every minute) which can be accessed at: http://www.hartrao.ac.za/xxvgs_liveview.php

Photos from HartRAO VGOS site (15 22 June 2017)

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