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ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 25 -- Astronomy enthusiast Fred Young, a retired Racine, Wis. businessperson and a Cornell University alumnus, has donated $250, 000 for the study phase of a proposed infrared (IR) telescope that is being planned for high-altitude observation in the Chilean Andes. "The project is still in the feasibility phase," said Riccardo Giovanelli, Cornell astronomy professor and chief investigator for the project. Site testing has been underway in several places in the South American Andes in an effort to pinpoint a location for the telescope. The site is proposed for somewhere in...Read full article

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    Published: November 2002
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    The scientific observation of celestial radiation that has reached the vicinity of Earth, and the interpretation of these observations to determine the characteristics of the extraterrestrial bodies and phenomena that have emitted the radiation.
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