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Image Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory Last night and tonight, I am on the Big Island of Hawaii using the Keck I telescope at the W. M Keck Observatory.  The twin Keck telescopes are two of the biggest telescopes in the world, and have produced a lot of outstanding science in their 19 years of existence. Many people assume we use larger telescopes because they can magnify things more than smaller telescopes.
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