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...With the Magellan observatory, Harvard astronomers would have much higher priority than they can get now with other similar instruments...
Only a few observatories have mirrors over 6.5 meters, and Magellan's inclusion of two identical mirrors enhances its field of view, resolving power and total viewing time. Presently, the largest observatory in the world is the 10-meter Keck twin telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii...
...Magellan] is five times bigger than the Hubble so it will have a much larger field of view," Kirshner says. "Plus there are certain wavelengths the Hubble can't detect...
...adds that the Magellan will be able to resolve galaxies four billion light-years away, effectively letting astronomers see the Universe that many years...
Senior Lecturer on Astronomy David Latham says that the Magellan telescope will be "a shot in the arm for the Astronomy Department...