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Old 10-10-2012, 07:59 AM
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Largest Southern Telescopes

The largest southern telescopes now are:

1. Cerro Paranal, Chile - four 8.2m mirrors plus a 4.0m http://goo.gl/maps/yIJkw
2. SALT, South Africa - 10m mirror http://goo.gl/maps/VQ0qB
3. Magellan, Chile - two 6.5m plus a 2.5m mirrors http://goo.gl/maps/mJyWV
4. Gemini South, Chile - 8.1m mirror plus a 4.2m http://goo.gl/maps/bW6I3
5. Cerro Tololo, Chile - 4.0m http://goo.gl/maps/teiod
6. Siding Springs, NSW - 3.9m http://goo.gl/maps/3PZuY
7. La Silla, Chile - 3.6m plus a 3.6m mirrors http://goo.gl/maps/PGM6z

http://astro.nineplanets.org/bigeyes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ing_telescopes

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