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Hale Telescope Dome (IMAGE)

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Hale Telescope Dome

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Palomar Observatory’s Hale Telescope will receive the high-rate data downlink from the DSOC flight transceiver.

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Caltech/Palomar Observatory

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Deep-space optical communication demonstration project forges ahead

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Laser Congress and Exhibition

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https://www.optica.org/en-us/about/newsroom/news_releases/2022/december/deep-space_optical_communication_demonstration_pro/

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