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McDonald Observatory relocates to Austin — at 7% the size

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A new exhibit at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum is bringing the McDonald Observatory to the University of Texas campus.

The exhibit features a scale model of one of the world’s most powerful telescopes.

The Hobby-Eberly telescope is powered by a 10-meter wide mirror, capable of collecting light from 11 billion years ago .

The mirror in the model collects light from canned bulbs hanging from a darkened ceiling.

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