SOAR Gallery
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This spectacular image of NGC 2440 was taken by SOAR in late December 2004. The planetary nebula NGC 2440 is the result of a dying star (the blue dot at the center of the enlarged box) blowing off its outer layers to form an ionized gas cloud nearly a light year across. The object lies 6500 light years away from Earth, still well inside our Galaxy. The figure shows the images that were taken in three separate colors, and then the combined "composite" image. |
The Dome - Cerro Pachón, Chile
The SOAR Telescope
The Remote Observing Room - East Lansing MI
Pictures from SOAR Telescope Dedication and First Light ceremony, April 17, 2004
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The telescope rotates towards the camera offering an excellent view of the primary mirror. |
This movie shows the telescope inside the dome. |
Outside shots of the SOAR enclosure dome on Cerro Pachon, Chile. |
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The Remote Observing Room on the MSU campus will allow MSU scientists to use the telescope. |
Time lapse of the construction of SOAR's enclosure dome. (courtesy UNC) |
Time lapse of one night of the skies above the SOAR telescope. |
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