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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans@astroroyalscot.bsky.social |
Astro-friends, how did I not know about the Tokyo Atacama Observatory (TAO)? A brand new 6.5m optical/IR telescope just opened at an altitude of 5640 m in the Atacama Desert. It's so high/dry there the IR imaging & spectroscopy becomes super efficient 😮🥳🔭
ℹ️: www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/pre...
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Michele Bannister
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They got it to first light! Wow what an effort
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David Hutchinson
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So, are they now recruiting night assistants from the mountaineering community? 18kft is no joke
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