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n one of the most detailed astronomical images ever produced, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. This turbulent star formation region is one of astronomy's most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects. More than 3,000 stars of various sizes appear in this image. Some of...
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One of the most spetacular views in a national park full of them, here one can see over two miles of vertical relief, from Badwater, near the bottom of the image, 282 feet below sea level, to Telescope Peak, in the Panamint Range, 11043 feet above sea level. The white area at the center of the GigaPan is the salt pan ...
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GigapanMagazine.org
vol 1 issue 2
Contributor: Cap'n Jack Sharp
Even though it was discovered less than 100 years ago, there are many mysteries surrounding the South Pole. Among the recent mysteries is the location of Old Pole, which was closed in 1974 and has been off limits to would-be explorers from th...-
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The primary telescope at Ladd Observatory found on Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. This telescope was installed in 1891. The pier was built by SaegMuller and the telescope was built by John Brashear. This telescope is still in operation and is open to the public every clear sky Tuesday night.
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This is one of the gutted Observatories that was left behind after the Canberra (Australia), Bushfires in 2003. 360 degree panorama
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The telescope field at Calstar 2009, a star party held each year at Lake San Antonio in the central coast range of California. Three nights of dark sky observing on Sept 17,18,19. Dozens of scopes and imaging gear - from binoculars to monster dobsonians. This pano was taken in fading light as people began to move o...
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The 3 GHz CAMRa is the largest fully steerable meteorological radar in the world. The large antenna of the 3 GHz weather radar gives it an extremely narrow beam, only 0.25 degrees wide, resulting in an increased resolution (at 100km from the dish, the resolution of an 0.25 degree beam is 0.4km). It has dual-polarisatio...
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This is the Great 36-inch Refractor at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton. This telescope was completed in 1888 with a $700,000 donation by James Lick and was, at the time, the largest telescope in the world. James Lick is entombed at the base of the telescope. A fitting monument to him. The observatory has gracious...
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The Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale houses a fleet of NASA airplanes: Gulfstream III N803NA, Beechcraft Super King Air N7NA, Boeing 747SP N747NA Stratospheric Observatory For Infra-red Astronomy (SOFIA), Douglas DC-8-72 N817NA, Lockheed ER-2 N809NA, and Boeing 747-SCA N911NA Shuttl...
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