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The Road to Mauna Kea

Canada, 1979
film

The summit of Mauna Kea, an extinct volcano on the island of Hawaii, is an exceptional site for astronomers. In that clear, cloudless atmosphere scientists ca..

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Frontiers in space

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Fire mountain

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Volcanism: eruption of Kilauea, Hawaii

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New frontiers in space

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Window into space: the Parkes radio telescope

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Reaching for the stars

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How astronomers study the universe. - 2nd ed.

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