Optical Telescope, MMT Observatory.

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optical telescope at sunset, planet venus left side, MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona, , Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory, United States (the four story rotating enclosure fits tightly around the telescope. With the shutters open the MMT can point anywhere in the night sky).

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Size: 4362px × 3186px
Location: Mount Hopkins, Atizona, United States
Photo credit: © inga spence / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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