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Dr. Masaomi Tanaka (TMT SAC Member, University of Tokyo), Dr. Takashi Moriya (NAOJ), and Mr. Ryotaro Koshi (University of Tokyo) visited ITOFF and witnessed the first India-TMT segment being polished at ITOFF, during their visit to the Indian Institute of Astrophysics under a collaborative program between the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Image credit: India TMT / India TMT Coordination Centre