The telescope domes of Rolf Chini Cerro Murphy Observatory

Set atop Cerro Murphy, the hill its named after, the observatory, run by the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK), currently hosts one infrared telescope and four optical telescopes. A new optical telescope, the largest Polish telescope to date with a 2.5-metre mirror, will be installed in the future, with the start of operations planned for 2025.

Credit:

P. Karczmarek/CAMK/ESO

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Release date:28 November 2023, 16:00
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