Daniel Fabricant
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)
A member of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)

Hectospec Photo Gallery
Highlights
  • 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)
    • Quick Time Movies
  • 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)
    • Comic Relief
  • 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)
    • Hectospec Spectrograph and Optics
  • Bob Fata Giving Bench Spectrograph Tour (summer 2000)
    • More Fiber Positioning Robot Pictures
  • 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)
    • Optical Fibers
  • 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
  • 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)