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Las Campanas Observatory
Las Campanas Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Carnegie Institution of Washington. It is located near La Serena, Chile.
Telescopes
Magellan Telescopes Twin 6.5 m, christened Walter Baade and Landon Clay
Du Pont Telescope 2.5 m
Swope Telescope 1 m
Warsaw Telescope 1.3 m, owned by Warsaw University Observatory
Giant Magellan Telescope (planned) 24.5 m effective
NANTEN Telescope (closed) 4m millimeter-wavelength radio telescope, transported to Atacama dessert, Chile.
External links
Satellite picture on WikiMapia
Satellite picture on Google Maps
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