Optical mirror, MMT Observatory

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Optical mirror of the MMT telescope, (the ten-ton meter diameter primary mirror of the MMT is polished to a high accurate parabolic dish to collect the light from distant stars and galaxies). Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, Mt. Hopkins.

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Size: 4415px × 3124px
Location: Mount Hopkins, Arizona, United States
Photo credit: © inga spence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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