Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

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Description

Entrance to the FLWO

Entrance to the FLWO

The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is located near Amado, Arizona on the slopes of Mount Hopkins.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

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