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AgentB
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15 Aug 2017 23:21:44 UTC
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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

    16 Aug 2017 9:30:16 UTC
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      Thanks for showing this.

      Kind regards and happy crunching

      Martin

      mmonnin
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      Thanks for the link.   I

      17 Aug 2017 11:33:50 UTC
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        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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