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 | | The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is Lowell Observatory’s newest project to design and construct a powerful, 4.2-meter telescope 40 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona at a site location known as Happy Jack. |
 | | Unique to the DCT’s optical configuration is the ability to switch from an ultra wide-field (prime focus) imaging and surveying mode to a significantly longer focal length mode optimized for spectroscopy, infrared imaging, and other applications. |
 | | When configured for prime focus imaging, the DCT, in a single exposure, will allow astronomers to survey an area of the sky equal to the size of 16 full moons, which greatly exceeds the capabilities of existing telescopes of its class. |
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