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The Pluto Discovery Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona. Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto by analyzing photos from this telescope in 1930.
Pluto Discovery		 Solar observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona.
Kitt Peak Solar		 Kitt Peak, Arizona.
Kitt Peak		 Sunset seen from Kitt Peak, Arizona.
Kitt Peak		 Very Large Array, National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico.
Very Large Array NM		 Very Large Array, National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico.
Very Large Array NM
This small dish is used for a visitor center demonstration, National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico. Note the sign.
Very Large Array NM		 This is an Askania GTK 40 built in the late 30's to gather data on V2 launches. The American military brought it to White Sands Missle Range in 1946 for the same purpose. Missle Range Museum, New Mexico.
White Sands NM		 Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope, Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico.
Apache Point NM		 Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescope, Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico.
Apache Point NM		 Evans Facility, National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak, New Mexico.
Sacramento Pk Solar		 Dunn Solar Telescope, National Solar Observatory, Sacramento Peak, New Mexico.
Sacramento Pk Solar
Very Large Array in the second-widest of four formations, New Mexico.
Very Large Array NM

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