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IT IS AN ELEVEN MILE CLIMB TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

NOTICE SEVERAL OF THE 26 ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE LARGE ONE AT THE RIGHT IS THE 4 METER MAYALL TELESCOPE. AT OVER 187 FT HIGH AND A DOME WEIGHING OVER 500 TONS, IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OPTICAL TELESCOPES IN THE WORLD.


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