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Mayan Observatory, 'Caracol' at Chichen-Itza
Aztec astronomer from Codex Mendoza

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Multiple Mirror telescope at Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
Very Large Array (VLA) of radio Telescopes, New Mexico
UHURU, the first X-Ray Satellite
The UHURU map of X-Ray objects

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The Sun in X-Ray
The Einstein Observatory-Artist's conception
Einstein Observatory prepared for launch
Optical expert prepares quartz tube

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Schematic of grazing incidence telescope
Cutaway view of Einstein and instruments
Control center at the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Einstein images displayed on video screen in data center at Cambridge, Mass.

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Launch of the HEAO-2, November 13, 1978
Alpha Centauri, a near double star
X-Ray stars in the central Hyades region
Optical view of the Eta Carinae nebula (NGC 3372)

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Eta Carinae in X-Rays (wide-angle view)
Central region of Eta Carinae in X-Rays (high-resolution view)
Optical image of Crab nebula in Taurus
Crab nebula in X-Rays

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