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Largest solar telescope first light
Monday, May 5, 2025 by Richard Harris
The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO) near the summit of Maui’s Haleakalā, reached a major milestone: achieving first light with its most advanced instrument, ...
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory tour
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 by Richard Harris
High in the Chilean Andes, at over 7,000 feet above sea level, sits one of the most celebrated astronomical observatories in the world: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. In the first episode of Astro's "Above the Clouds" series, Dr. David James, a seasoned astronomer with over 2...
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas photos captured by TAO
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 by Richard Harris
The University of Tokyo's Atacama Observatory (TAO) hit an exciting milestone on September 30, 2024, by capturing images of Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (C/2023 A3) from their summit facility. Perched at an incredible altitude of 5,640 meters on Cerro Chajnantor in Chile, the observatory had a fantas...
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Visit the Vera C Rubin Observatory
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 by Richard Harris
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is nearing the final stages of construction, with its first light anticipated in early 2025. As part of this milestone, the observatory is organizing media visits to its summit facility. These visits, which will take place over a two-month period starting in early 2025,...