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Dey, Arjun; Rabinowitz, David; Karcher, Armin; Bebek, Chris; Baltay, Charles; Sprayberry, David; Valdes, Frank; Stupak, Bob; Donaldson, John; Emmet, Will; Hurteau, Tom (August 2016). Evans, Christopher J; Simard, Luc; Takami, Hideki (eds.). "Mosaic3: a red-sensitive upgrade for the prime focus camera
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instrument on the 4-m Mayall telescope. The Bok telescope was used along with the 90 Prime imager to take g-band and r-band observations.
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The Bok Telescope was named after the prolific astronomer and director of Steward Observatory from 1966–1969,
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In the 2010s the Bok telescope helped support a survey with KNPO telescopes in preparation for the
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There are currently 3 instruments that are mainly used at the 90-inch, two that work in the
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Telescope operated by the Steward Observatory in Pima County, Arizona
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List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century
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Kitt Peak National Observatory
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Arizona
31°57′46″N 111°36′00″W / 31.9629°N 111.6°W / 31.9629; -111.6
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Steward Observatory
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First light
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infrared telescope
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Bok Telescope is located in the United States

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