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E-ELT primary mirror<br />

• 42-m f/1 near paraboloid<br />

• 984 segments<br />

1.43-m segments, 50 mm thick<br />

Each is supported by 18 or 27-point whiffle tree<br />

Segment tip/tilt/piston adjusted with 3 position actuators, based on<br />

edge sensors<br />

J. H. Burge University of Arizona 31

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