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06-14-2006
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Astronomers at McDonald Observatory are studying two mountaintop locations to determine the best site for a new telescope.

The 1.8-meter stationary telescope, called the Charge-coupled Device Transit Instrument II, will provide a new level of precision for measuring the location and movement of stars, said project manager John McGraw of the University of New Mexico.

"It gives us precision from the ground we've previously only had from space," said McGraw.

He said the telescope could enable astronomers to make maps of the Milky Way galaxy or take a ...

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