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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO)

The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) is the largest field installation of the Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) outside Cambridge, MA. The FLWO has been used as the site for experiments requiring extremely dark skies, dry climate, and good optical seeing.

Affiliation: Center for Astrophysics
Web site: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/flwo/

Recent articles about Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO)

Robotic telescope penetrates heart of universe's most powerful explosion (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, May 11, 2005)
Gamma-ray astronomers detect "extreme" galaxies (Center for Astrophysics, April 4, 2001)
Astronomers resolve visible blast wave from gamma-ray burst (Center for Astrophysics, September 26, 2000)

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