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    • 1.8m telescope, University of Canterbury Observatory, Mt John
    Rights: Takashi Sako Published 1 April 2009 Size: 2.5 MB Referencing Hub media

    The 1.8m telescope at the University of Canterbury Observatory at Mt John, near Lake Tekapo, is used by the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA) group to search for microlensing events.

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