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The rise of the optical telescope array

APR 09, 2010
Physics Today

Nature News : Overlooking Los Angeles, six small domes nestle amid the pine trees atop Mount Wilson. Individually, the 1-meter telescopes inside those buildings have no chance of competing with the biggest ground and space telescopes. But collectively, the Mount Wilson telescopes are producing some of the sharpest images ever made.

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