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Tucson Eclipses Winters as Astronomy Capital of World
Tucson earns global fame as the astronomy capital with mountaintop observatories and the vast telescope complex at Kitt Peak Mt Hopkins and the University of Arizona. The Smithsonian and others plan major projects while researchers use TV cameras and computer systems to study stars and quasars. The Multiple Mirror Telescope demonstrates breakthrough observing power atop Mt Hopkins.
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Mauna Kea
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Dan Brocious
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