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AgentB
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I don't recall seeing this from LIGO a few months ago, they re-tweeted it today.  Quite amazing.

LIGO mirrors

 

astro-marwil
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Thanks for showing

Thanks for showing this.

Kind regards and happy crunching

Martin

mmonnin
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Thanks for the link.   I

Thanks for the link.

 

I had heard Ligo has several stages of suspension isolating the optics but didn't know it was held up with glass.

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