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  2. Mount Graham International Observatory - Wikipedia

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    To environmentalists, the concern was primarily the endemic Mount Graham red squirrel. Several news articles mention that the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council passed formal oppositions to the building of the telescopes [2] [3] and a 2021 article details a brief history of the mountain leading up to its acquisition as an astronomical research ...

  3. List of the largest optical telescopes in North America

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    Name/Observatory Aperture cm (in) Type Location then (Original Site) Extant* Yerkes Observatory [6] 102 cm (40") achromat: Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA: 1897 James Lick telescope, Lick Observatory: 91 cm (36") achromat: Mount Hamilton, California, USA: 1888 Crossley Reflector [13] 91.4 cm(36") reflector – glass: Lick Observatory, California ...

  4. Large Binocular Telescope - Wikipedia

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    It is a part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. When using both 8.4 m (330 inch) wide mirrors, with centres 14.4 m apart, the LBT has the same light-gathering ability as an 11.8 m (464 inch) wide single circular telescope and the resolution of a 22.8 m (897 inch) wide one.

  5. Safford, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) [3] is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. [4] The city is the county seat of Graham County. [5] Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.

  6. Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope - Wikipedia

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    Vatican Observatory Observatory code: 290 Altitude: 3,178 m (10,427 ft) Telescope style: Gregorian telescope optical telescope Diameter: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Secondary diameter: 0.38 m (1 ft 3 in) Focal length: 16.48 m (54 ft 1 in) Mounting: altazimuth mount Website: www.vovatt.org

  7. Mount Graham - Wikipedia

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    The Large Binocular Telescope of the Mount Graham International Observatory on Mount Graham, 2004. Mount Graham is home to the Mount Graham International Observatory area, where multiple organizations have set up large telescopes in a few separate observatories authorized by a rare peace-time Congressional waiver of U.S. environmental laws. [11]

  8. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    Mount Graham International Observatory: 1993 Mount Graham, Arizona, US Mount John University Observatory: 1965 Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand Mount Laguna Observatory: 1968 San Diego, California, US Mount Lemmon Observatory: Tucson, Arizona, US Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory: Tasmania, Australia Mount Stromlo Observatory: 1911 ...

  9. Category:Astronomical observatories in California - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Astronomical observatories in California" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... Mount Wilson Observatory; O.