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		In 2001 the European Southern Observatory opened the largest optical interferometer, the Very Large Telescope (VLT), in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
		Many telescopes are Earth-based, located in astronomical observatories around the world.
		The largest radio telescope dish, built into a bowl-shaped valley in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, is 305 m (1,000 ft) across ( see Arecibo Observatory).
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	4Reference Nice Observatory
		The 76 centimeters (30 inches) refractor telescope that went operationnal in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope, it was outperformed one year later by the Lick 36-inches (91 centimeters) refractor.
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	Solar Scouts - Types of Telescopes
		There are many web sites that give more information about observatories and telescopes.
		Refracting telescopes use lenses to collect light from space.
		The optical telescopes are used to collect visible light from space.
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	Refracting telescope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		List of largest optical refracting telescopes (from which it is clear that their heydey was in the 19th century)
		However, some relatively small instruments with 100-150mm objective lenses regularly produce astrophotography that rivals images created by professionals as recently as 20 years ago using what were then the largest telescopes on Earth.
		A refractor telescope is a type of optical telescope that refracts light through a pair of lenses on either end of the telescope.
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		The World's Largest Optical Telescopes Operational Aperture (meters) Name Location...
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	Largest telescopes of the world
		Below is a list of the largest optical astronomical telescopes of the world at various times, from the invention of the telescope in 1609 up to the present day.
		James Short (1710-1768) was a skilled optician who made at least 1370 telescopes during his lifetime, most of them Gregorian reflectors and some of them the largest telescopes of his time.
		The list is believed to be fairly complete from the 1780's and on, but for earlier years there are many large conspicuous "holes" in the list.
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	Yerkes Observatory - InfoSearchPoint.com
		A 102cm refracting telescope is located here, it was Earth 's largest telescope, until the construction of Mount Wilson's refractor.
		It remains the largest refracting telescope ever built.
		In addition to the Yerkes Refractor, the Observatory also has a 40 inch/102 centimeter reflecting telescope, and a 24 inch/61 centimeter reflecting telescope.
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	Lick Observatory from Travel Information Service
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		The 91 cm refracting telescope here was Earth 's largest refracting telescope when it saw first light, January 3, 1888, until the 1897 construction of Yerkes.
		In April, 1888, the observatory was turned over to the University of California Regents, and became the first permanantly occupied mountain top observatory in the world.
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		The Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8-meter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best sites on our planet for observing the universe.� Together these telescopes can access the entire sky.
		The Canadian Automatic Small Telescopes for Orbital Research project, based at the Royal Military College of Canada, uses small optical telescopes to track medium to high earth orbit satellites such as Russian, Molniya satellites.
		Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory is a complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located approximately 80 km to the East of La Serena, Chile at an altitude of 2200 Meters.
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	List of astronomical topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		WikiProject Astronomical Objects, WikiProject Constellations, and WikiProject Telescopes.
		This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar.
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		The 3.1-inch diameter will provide views that are 80 percent brighter than 60mm telescopes, allowing you to go deeper into sky viewing.
		This wide field of view explorer is good for locating large areas of the sky, or land viewing.
		This telescope's wider aperture delivers images up to 37 percent brighter than those produced by a 60mm refractor telescope.
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		Telescope Types: Refractors, Reflectors, Cassegrain, Dobsonian,, and GO-TO
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	RAS: Astronomical Observatories
		Currently the largest-aperture optical telescopes in the world, the twin Keck telescopes, operated by the University of California, are located on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
		This list is intended to cover all major observatories (not individual telescopes), together with some smaller ones of particular interest to the UK community.
		The home page of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, a 3.6-m optical/IR telescope located on Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii.
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	Telescope HQ - Reflecting Telescope
		In 1948, the 200-inch reflecting telescope at the Palomar Mountain Observatory in California was dedicated.
		world's largest telescope and even today the largest refracting telescope.
		With a refracting telescope, the objective lens focal length alone may be used for this calculation.
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		The 91-cm refracting telescope on Mt. Hamilton was Earth's largest refracting telescope from when it saw first light on January 3, 1888, until the construction of Yerkes in 1897.
		In April, 1888, the observatory was turned over to the Regents of the University of California, and it became the first permanantly occupied mountain-top observatory in the world.
		In 1887 Lick's body was buried under the future site of the telescope, with a brass tablet bearing the inscription, "Here lies the body of James Lick."
	www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/lick_observatory (506 words)

	Largest Optical Reflecting Telescope Online
		List of largest optical reflecting telescopes List of largest optical refracting telescopes List of telescope types edit External links ESO 100-m telescope The Resolution of a Telescope Southern African.
		Largest optical telescopes of — Various times, from the invention of the telescope in 1609 up to the present day.
		And get some hot chocolate Telescope Facts The largest optical telescope in the world is in Hawaii.
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	Largest Optical Refracting Telescope Resources
		List of largest optical reflecting telescopes List of largest optical refracting telescopes List of telescope types edit External links ESO 100-m telescope The Resolution of a Telescope Southern African.
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		The largest single telescope in the Southern hemisphere was inaugurated in South Africa yesterday (10 November) by president Thabo Mbeki.
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	List of largest optical refracting telescopes
		Here is a list of the largest optical refracting telescopes sorted by lens diameter.
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	List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This page was last modified 15:34, 3 Dec 2004.
		The Berlin Observatory moved in 1913 to Potsdam, Babelsberg
		When the year-long exposition was over, its builders were unable to sell it.
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	List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Berlin Observatory moved in 1913 to Potsdam, Babelsberg
		This page was last modified 21:47, 20 July 2005.
		Destroyed by bush fire on January 18, 2003
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	List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Berlin Observatory moved in 1913 to Potsdam, Babelsberg
		This page was last modified 21:47, 20 July 2005.
		Destroyed by bush fire on January 18, 2003
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	List of largest optical refracting telescopes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Berlin Observatory moved in 1913 to Potsdam, Babelsberg
		When the year-long exposition was over, its builders were unable to sell it.
		This page was last modified 20:55, 6 May 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_largest_optical_refracting_telescopes (156 words)

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