Month: May 2017
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New Technology Telescope bathed in red
Rear view of New Technology Telescope (NTT) at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, located on the outskirts of the Chilean Atacama Desert, 600 km north of Santiago de Chile. Inaugurated in 1989, the 3.58-metre NTT was the first telescope in the world to have a computer-controlled main mirror. This mirror is flexible; in a process called adaptive optics, its…
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Astronomers, billboard companies clash over signs that shine
Light pollution. Groan. Astronomers, billboard companies clash over signs that shine PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has long been a haven for astronomers who take advantage of its mountain peaks and vast stretches of dark, desert sky to gaze at stars… Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3473592/Astronomers-billboard-companies-clash-signs-shine.html