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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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On Keck 1, we have UH observers using MOSFIRE. On Keck 2, we have UCSC observers using NIRC2-LGS. Sun set 06:24:00pm rise 06:47:00am
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What would you do on a trip to Hawaii? [Watch at 10:56 for the best answer in the Universe] The Big Bang Theory bit.ly/1DoMwQA
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#BigBangTheory @keckobservatory! .@BigBang_CBS, Amy and gang, you can visit Keck Observatory anytime you want! bit.ly/1yW2guw
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Interesting questions... University of Southampton bit.ly/1wFcVnW
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Tonight observers from Yale and KECK will use MOSFIRE and NIRC2-LGS. Sun set 06:22:00pm rise 06:48:00am
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