Today’s modern optical (visible-light) telescopes are computer-guided creations that can be steered quickly to view an object or event occurring in the sky. Among the better known are: Mauna Kea in Hawaii, including the twin Keck telescopes, the Subaru Telescope, and the Gemini North telescope The European Southern Observatory in Chile The Australian Astronomical Observatory in Coonabarabran Palomar Mountain Observatory, Mount Wilson, and Lick Observatory in California The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona
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