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Mauna Kea observatory has 88‐inch telescope running

MAY 01, 1971

DOI: 10.1063/1.3022729

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Atop the extinct volcano, Mauna Kea, 13 600 feet high, the University of Hawaii’s new 88‐inch reflector telescope is now operating. The instrument was manufactured by the Boller and Chivens division of Perkin‐Elmer Corp. Two 24‐inch telescopes are also located in the laboratory.

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Volume 24, Number 5

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