LBT Captures Extremely Faint Light With Its First Mirror and Camera

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The Large Binocular Telescope at 10500 feet on Mount Graham after snowfall in January 2007. The telescope began its science demonstration program in January. (Photo: R. Pogge)
The Large Binocular Telescope at 10,500 feet on Mount Graham, after snowfall in January 2007. The telescope began its science demonstration program in January. (Photo: R. Pogge)

It was a small, barely visible glow among a myriad brighter stars and galaxies in the night sky.


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