Boston University Discovery Channel Telescope DCT, Large Monolithic Imager LMI, Lowell Observatory atronomy and spiral galaxy NGC 891
September 25, 2012
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Galactic Wonder

First light: image of a spiral galaxy, known as NGC 891, approximately 3.3 million light years from Earth, obtained with the newly commissioned Discovery Channel Telescope. BU is among the partners responsible for construction of the $53 million state-of-the-art telescope at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Photo courtesy of Phil Massey, Ted Dunham,
and Mike Sweaton, Lowell Observatory