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Cerro Tololo Observatory Is Dedicated in Chile

DEC 01, 1967

DOI: 10.1063/1.3034059

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Atop a mountain in north central Chile five domes stand, ready to open their telescopic eyes on the little known southern heavens. The five telescopes, which will later be joined by a 150‐inch (381‐cm) telescope, are part of the Cerro Tololo Inter‐American Observatory, formally dedicated last month.

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Volume 20, Number 12

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