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Nikolay Rykov Solar Oven leadCreated as part of the Soviet-initiated <a title="Sun research complex Uzbekistan" href="https://www.zsi.at/en/object/partner/1900">"Sun" research complex</a> in Uzbekistan, this gigantic solar parabola reflects energy from the sun and focuses it into a light beam that can blast out temperatures up to 3,000° C. While the facility's operations are largely confidential, photographers <a title="Nikolay Rykov" href="http://nikolapic.livejournal.com/79315.html">Nikolay Rykov </a> and <a href="http://chistoprudov.livejournal.com/147559.html"> Dmitry Chistoprudov</a> recently found their way in to give us a glimpse of the futuristic furnace.1
Nikolay Rykov Solar Oven leadThe Sun solar oven in Parkent, Uzbekistan resembles an Aztec temple mirrored like a disco ball.2
Nikolay Rykov Solar Oven closeThe facility reaches roughly 3,600 feet at its highest point.3
Uzbekistan Solar Oven EntranceBlogger and photographer <a title="Nikolay Rykov" href="http://golova.tv/nikolay-rykov/">Nikolay Rykov </a>recently found his way in to give us a glimpse of the futuristic solar furnace in Uzbekistan.4
Uzbekistan Solar Oven SilverA <a title="solar furnace" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_furnace">solar furnace</a> is a structure, generally built for industrial purposes, that uses concentrated <a title="solar energy" href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=solar+energy">solar energy</a> to produce temperatures that can melt metal.5
Uzbekistan Solar Oven Looking-UpThe furnace's curved mirror measures more than 175 feet up and across and directs solar power into a beam with a diameter of about four feet.6
Uzbekistan Solar Oven MirrorsSixty-three flat mirrors (each as tall as a two-story house) are controlled to track and focus the <a title="thermal energy" href="http://inhabitat.com/index.php?s=thermal+energy">thermal energy</a> from the sun into the center of the parabolic pagoda.7
Uzbekistan Solar Oven GoldThere are more than 10,700 mirror tiles in all that reflect and regulate heat.8
Uzbekistan Solar Oven PerspectiveThe academic S.A. Asimov made a significant contribution to the complex.9
Uzbekistan Solar Oven DistanceThe facility comprises four subdivisions, including the main building, the mirror field, the concentrator, and the manufacturing tower.10
Uzbekistan Solar Oven SunsetSun solar furnace and research facility in Parkent, Uzbekistan11
Uzbekistan Solar Oven Looking-DownSun solar furnace and research facility in Parkent, Uzbekistan12
Uzbekistan Solar Oven WalkwaySun solar furnace and research facility in Parkent, Uzbekistan13
