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The Discovery Channel Telescope Sees First Light

07/29/2012 07:02PM

The Discovery Channel Telescope Sees First Light

Forty miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, at the Happy Jack site, the Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) has reached completion. This 4.3-meter Ritchey-Chretien telescope rises seven stories above the top of a cinder cone. Lowell Observatory and Discovery Communications built this $53 million facility to push the frontier of knowledge and bring the marvels of the cosmos to millions. The DCT will be Lowell's flagship research telescope. Through its programming and online content, Discovery Channel will bring viewers an ongoing, inside look at the DCT and its fascinating science. The Discovery Channel will air the "Making of the DCT" film documentary this fall.


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  • bobguz [Robert Guzauskas]
  • 07/29/2012 09:01PM
Lowell's vision, one of them, is to become a center of inspiration and foster interests in STEM. The DCT is a big part of that vision.<br>

Excellent, I can't wait to see this!