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Medium static - Clouds float behind a lit telescope at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Mauna Kea, Hawaii at night. / Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA
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Medium tracking-right - Equipment operates inside a telescope at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. / Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA
Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA
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Observatory domes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
Observatory domes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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Observatories performs astronomical research at the summit of Mauna Kea.
Observatories performs astronomical research at the summit of Mauna Kea.
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Observatory domes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
Observatory domes are seen on the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
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The Milky Way galaxy moves over radio telescopes at the CARMA Array Radio Observatory in the White Mountains of California.
The Milky Way galaxy moves over radio telescopes at the CARMA Array Radio Observatory in the White Mountains of California.
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Milky Way Galaxy and Silhouette Mountains, Doi Luang Chiang Dao, Time-lapse Video
Milky Way Galaxy and Silhouette Mountains, Doi Luang Chiang Dao, Time-lapse Video.
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Milky Way Galaxy and Silhouette Mountains, Doi Luang Chiang Dao, Time-lapse Video
Milky Way Galaxy and Silhouette Mountains, Doi Luang Chiang Dao, Time-lapse Video
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Telescopes operate at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Telescopes operate at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
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GLAST observatory rocket launches
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly referred to as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) observatory aboard Delta II rocket begins mission to study gamma rays and other astrophysical and cosmological phenomena / rocket...
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Views from Griffith Observatory
Views from Griffith Observatory at Griffith Observatory on December 10, 2012 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Getty Images)