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Science & Technology, 2nd prize

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world: The Very Large Telescope (VLT) captures some of the best images of any telescope on earth.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world: The Very Large Array (VLA) telescopes gather faint radio signals from the cosmos.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world: The Keck observatory contains some of the world's most advanced telescopes.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world.

January 01, 1999

Observatories around the world: Studying the galaxy.

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Joseph McNally

National Geographic

2000 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, Stories, 2nd prize
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Joseph McNally

National Geographic

01 January, 1999

Observatories around the world.

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