Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. In buildings eight stories tall rest mirrors ten meters across that are slowly allowing humanity to map the universe. Keck II , completed earlier this year, and its twin are located on the dormant volcano Mauna Kea , Hawaii , USA . In the distance is Maui's volcano Haleakala . One reason Keck was built was because of the difficultly for astronomers to get funding for a smaller telescope.
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