Beam-splitter mirror and its payload suspended inside the tower (2014)

Beam-splitter mirror and its payload suspended inside the tower (2014)

The Advanced Virgo beam-splitter mirror an its payload have been inserted inside the vacuum tank and suspended to its suspension in December 2014.
In this picture, the mirror was still protected with a thin layer of polymer (seen in pink) to protect its surface.

Credits: Virgo Collaboration