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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on May 03, 2010, 04:02

Title: Astronomy Without A Telescope – Astronomy On Ice
Post by: sam on May 03, 2010, 04:02

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Well, here's a bit of a first for AWAT, because this is a story about a telescope. But it's not your average telescope, being composed of a huge chunk of Antarctic ice with a very large cosmic ray muon filter attached to the back of it, which is called the Earth.

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/05/01/astronomy-without-a-telescope-astronomy-on-ice/

Title: Re: Astronomy Without A Telescope – Astronomy On Ice
Post by: Clive on May 03, 2010, 18:59

They carry out a tremendous amount of exciting research in the Antarctic.   8-)