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EIE Group Srl, based in Venice – Italy, was awarded the contract for the design, construction and erection on site of the MROI UTE by New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The close-pack array of the MROI – including all 10 telescopes, several of which are at a relative distance of less than 8 meters center to center from each other – necessitated an original design for the UTE. February 2018 saw a series of Factory Acceptance Tests to verify that everything is working in a proper way, to guarantee the restricted performances in the sky. These performances will be respected only thanks to a detailed engineering design and special materials. The first enclosure is now on-site, in order to be assembled with the telescope, before its final positioning in the array. |
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Magdalena Ridge Observatory
