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UCSC Scientists Capture First Cosmic Web Filaments at Keck Observatory
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UCSC Scientists Capture First Cosmic Web Filaments at Keck Observatory

January 19, 2014

MAUNA KEA, HAWAII – Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing for the first time part of the network of filaments thought to connect galaxies... Read more »

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LRIS-ADC and NIRC2-LGS are the instruments tonight. Observers are from CIT and NASA. Sun set 07:10:00pm rise 05:47:00am
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Observing some cool radio galaxies with the mighty Keck
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Venus: up close and personal bit.ly/1qhXnF7
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The sky is ready for LRIS-ADC and NIRC2-LGS. Our observers from UCB and NASA are also ready. Sun set 07:11:00pm rise 05:46:00am
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Low energy X-ray debate settled. Cool movie, too. 1.usa.gov/1o7kwXF
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