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The Aurora Australis is visible in the sky over the 10-meter South Pole Telescope in a 2008 photo.
A galaxy cluster was discovered by this 10-meter wide South Pole Telescope, which is located at NSF's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica and funded by NSF's Office of Polar Programs. NSF manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, through which it coordinates all U.S. research and required logistical support on the continent as well as aboard ships in the Southern Ocean.
Credit: Dr. Keith Vanderlinde [Any commercial use of this image requires photographer's permission.]
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