'First Light' Photo from New University of Utah Observatory (IMAGE)

University of Utah

'First Light' Photo from New University of Utah Observatory

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This photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 891 was the "first light" image made by the 32-inch reflecting telescope at the University of Utah's new, $860,000 Willard L. Eccles Observatory, located in southern Utah about 250 miles from the university's Salt Lake City campus. The observatory will be used for research, student education and even public star parties once it is equipped for remote-control operations.

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Willard L. Eccles Observatory, University of Utah.

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