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June 27, 2008
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Palomar Observatory's 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at Caltech.
Palomar Observatory's 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope, with the six-foot HPWREN antenna that was used for the 45Mbps link, and which has since been upgraded to an eight-foot antenna in support of 155Mbps (million bits per second) connectivity with the Palomar Observatory.
Credit: Scott Kardel of Caltech / Palomar Observatory
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