400 Years of the Telescope

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When	Feb 23, 2009 11:45 AM to Feb 23, 2014 11:45 AM
Where	CTIO Headquarters
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2009 will mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescopic observations of the cosmos. In celebration of the opening of this new era in astronomy, the astronomical communities of the world, both professional and amateur, are planning a year of events under the banner “The International Year of Astronomy (IYA).”

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The Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope is a 4.1 meter aperture telescope designed to produce the best quality images of any observatory in its class in the world. It was funded by a a partnership between the U.S. National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the country of Brazil, Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). SOAR is situated on Cerro Pachón at an altitude of 2,700 meters (8,775 feet) above sea level, at the western edge of the peaks of the Chilean Andes.