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  2. W. M. Keck Observatory - Wikipedia

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    The W. M. Keck Observatory is an astronomical observatory with two telescopes at an elevation of 4,145 meters (13,600 ft) near the summit of Mauna Kea in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Both telescopes have 10 m (33 ft) aperture primary mirrors, and, when completed in 1993 (Keck I) and 1996 (Keck II), they were the largest optical reflecting ...

  3. Mauna Kea Observatories - Wikipedia

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    The summit of Mauna Kea is so high that tourists are advised to stop at the visitor station for at least 30 minutes to acclimate to atmospheric conditions before continuing to the summit, and scientists often stay at Hale Pōhaku for eight hours or more before spending a full night at observatories on the summit, with some telescopes requiring ...

  4. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    Educational observatory This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.

  5. HR 8799 - Wikipedia

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    HR 8799 is a roughly 30 million-year-old main-sequence star located 133.3 light-years (40.9 parsecs) away from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus.It has roughly 1.5 times the Sun's mass and 4.9 times its luminosity.

  6. List of largest optical reflecting telescopes - Wikipedia

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    McDonald Observatory, Texas, USA: 1997 Aperture increased 2015: Keck 1: 10 m (394 in) Segmented 36 hexagonal segments: USA: Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, USA: 1993 Keck 2: 10 m (394 in) Segmented 36 hexagonal segments: USA: Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, USA: 1996 Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) 9.2 m (362 in) (effective) [4] Segmented

  7. New Keck Observatory chief is from Hawaii - AOL

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  8. Digitized Sky Survey - Wikipedia

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    The Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) is a digitized version of several photographic astronomical surveys of the night sky, produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute between 1983 and 2006. Versions and source material

  9. List of large optical telescopes - Wikipedia

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    Pine Mountain Observatory, Pine Mountain, Oregon. 6300 feet elevation. 1970 IAC80 0.82 m 32" Single Spain Teide Observatory, Canary Islands, Spain 1993 JAST/T80 [107] 0.80 m: Single: Javalambre Observatory, Spain (Z32) Joan Oró telescope: 0.80 m: 32" R/C: Spain: Montsec Astronomical Observatory, Catalonia. 5150 feet elevation. 2008 UMBC ...