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SOAR construction movie (51 Mb, wmv file)


Movie 1 (6.29MB) The telescope rotates towards the camera offering an excellent view of the primary mirror.	Movie 2 (6.18MB) This movie shows the telescope inside the dome.	Movie 3 (7.13MB) Outside shots of the SOAR enclosure dome on Cerro Pachon, Chile.

Movie 4 (4.97MB) The Remote Observing Room on the MSU campus will allow MSU scientists to use the telescope.	Movie 5 (6.80 MB) Time lapse of the construction of SOAR's enclosure dome. (courtesy UNC)	Movie 6 (5.32 MB) Time lapse of one night of the skies above the SOAR telescope.

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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.