Last week, the frame that will carry SCExAO when at the telescope was finally delivered to Subaru HQ! The big white painted welded steel structure that looks sturdy enough (thanks to Doi-san for the design!) now sits in the Subaru Simlab, ready to host the SCExAO bench, the HiCIAO camera, all of the necessary electronics and computers with spare room at the Subaru Telescope IR Nasmyth platform.
There is still a fair bit of work to be done on the frame: attachment holes to be drilled, pads for the frame resting on the floor and rails for lateral positioning of the instruments... but this is a big part of the project and having it finally delivered after over a year of discussion and design is quite a relief!
