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Appendix C: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Facilities
Pages 81-82

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... Hopkins in the Santa Rita Mountains, 56 km (35 miles) south of Tucson and just within the boundary of the Coronado National Forest, the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is the largest field station of SAO.
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... Magellan 6.5-m telescopes, Las Campanas, Chile The Las Campanas Observatory on Cerro Las Campanas in Chile operates twin 6.5-m optical telescopes for a consortium of institutions that include Harvard University, the Carnegie Observatories, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of Arizona. Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory, Antarctica SAO maintains a presence on the remote continent with the Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory and plans to expand these scientific endeavors.


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