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Anglo-Australian Telescope
Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT) A 3.9-m reflector opened in 1974 at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, New South Wales. In 1995 it was fitted with a corrector lens at the prime focus which gives it a two-degree field of view (2dF); an array of fibre optics at the prime focus allows simultaneous spectroscopy of up to 400 stars or galaxies over this wide field of view. http://www.aao.gov.au/AAO/about/aat.html
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Anglo-Australian Observatory
Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO) An observatory at an altitude of 1150 m on Siding Spring Mountain near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, jointly owned and operated by the UK and Australia. Its headquarters are in Epping, NSW. Its instruments are the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope and the 1.2-m United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope. http://www.aao.gov.au/
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"Anglo-Australian Observatory." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anglo-Australian Observatory." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-AngloAustralianObservatry.html "Anglo-Australian Observatory." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-AngloAustralianObservatry.html |
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