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Harvard College Observatory

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Harvard College Observatory (HCO) The astronomical observatory of Harvard University at Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1839. HCO is a partner in the Magellan Telescopes project. HCO and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory jointly run the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/hco/index.html

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