Hobby–Eberly Telescope
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title:
Hobby–Eberly Telescope
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The Hobby–Eberly Telescope (HET) is a 10-meter (30-foot) aperture telescope located at the McDonald Observatory in Davis Mountains, Texas. The Hobby–Eberly Telescope is one of the largest optical telescopes in the world. It combines a number of features that differentiate it from most telescope designs, resulting in lowered construction costs: The telescope's main mirror is fixed at a 55° angle and can only rotate around its base. A target is tracked by moving the instruments at the focus of the
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10-meter aperture telescope in Texas, USA
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby%E2%80%93Eberly_Telescope
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2023-07-29T20:54:18Z
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