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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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Observers from NASA will use HIRESR on Keck 1, while on Keck 2, UH observers will use ESI. Sun set 07:13:00pm rise 05:44:00am
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Hubble Finds Three Surprisingly Dry Exoplanets 1.usa.gov/1rEb9Gi
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On Keck 1, we have NASA observers using HIRESR. On Keck 2, we have KECK observers using ESI. Sun set 07:13:00pm rise 05:44:00am
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