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COATLI New Mirrors Received

19 November 2020

After some delays in customs and in the UNAM bureaucracy, the new mirrors have been delivered to the Instituto de Astronomía in Mexico City. We will now inspect them and verify them in our laboratories.

COATLI New Mirrors Shipped from Manufacturer

13 October 2020

After a long delay due to the COVID-19 situation, the new mirrors have been shipped from the manufacturer to Mexico City.

COATLI Mirrors Shipped to Manufacturer

13 March 2020

The mirrors of the COATLI telescope have been shipped from Mexico City to the manufacturer.

COATLI Mirrors Removed

26 January 2020

The mirrors of the COATLI telescope have been removed prior to being returned to the manufacturer for replacement. The telescope has never given images better than 1.4 arcsec FWHM, and investigations convinced first us and then the manufacturer that the problem was with the mirror figure.

COATLI will be closed until further notice.

COATLI Open after the Winter Break

6 January 2020

The OAN has resumed operations after the winter break. COATLI has opened again.