Hi All,
Today we toured the Fred Whipple Observatory operated by the Harvard Center for Astrophysics. Located atop Mt Hopkins at 8550 feet, we toured a series of telescopes.
The telescopes were nice but the views were awesome.
These domes house 60" & 48" telescopes.
Like this!
This instrument is a gamma ray telescope that was used in the 80's to discover the source of the Crab Nebula.
At the very top of Mt Hopkins is the 6.5 meter (21.5 ft) telescope used to search the edge of the known universe
From the top, we look down on the other telescopes we saw on the way up.
Once back at Tumacacori, we experienced a great sunset.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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