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Giant airplane-mounted telescope sees first light!

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Posted in Images on June 1st, 2010 by atkinson | FavoriteLoadingAdd to favorites

SOFIA 700x525 Giant airplane mounted telescope sees first light!

“Very cool news: the flying infrared observatory, SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) — which has been in the works for many years — has seen first light. What’s remarkable about this observatory is that it’s mounted in a hole in the side of a 747!”

blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/28/giant-airplane-mounted-telescope-sees-first-light/

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10 Responses to Giant airplane-mounted telescope sees first light!

  1. puulaahi (UID# 4552) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    June 1, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    And womens underpants.

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  2. flickerdart (UID# 2110) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    June 1, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    What’s the point of this when they have a telescope in space?

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  3. hochunk (UID# 5604) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    June 1, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    Would’ve premiered sooner, but had to be grounded for three months of intensive cleaning after a schedule mix-up accidentally booked the “vomit comet” pilot during tests.

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  4. driver01z (UID# 4754) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    June 2, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Thanks for the link, good stuff.

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  5. grandadmiralthrawn (UID# 745) Thumb up 0 Thumb down 0
    June 4, 2010 at 6:56 am

    hum; but we can not put a man in space……

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