links for 2007-11-29

Guardian Unlimited: UK pulls out of major observatory

‘STFC announced plans to withdraw the UK from the Gemini Observatory, an international collaboration that operates twin telescopes with 8m mirrors, one based in Hawaii and one in Chile.’

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Gemini Observatory

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Posted by fromeo on November 29th, 2007 | Comments (0)

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