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Optical telescope to be installed on Pamirs

China will install a new optical telescope on the Pamirs, which will be the third largest in the country, according to Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The telescope will be placed at the Muztagh observatory in southern Xinjiang's Aketao county. The observatory is at an altitude of 4,520 meters. Wang Na, director of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory, noted that the excellent optical observation conditions at Muztagh are quite rare in the country and can be compared with world-class optical observatories. The 1.9-meter optical telescope is currently the third-largest universal optical telescope in China and is planned to be put into operation in June 2024.

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