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26 January 2021, Hamburg: Behind the open hatch, the reflecting telescope of the flying stratospheric observatory "SOFIA" can be seen inside a converted Boeing 747 during final checks at Lufthansa Technik. The
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SOFIA Telescope on Twitter: "SOFIA's #telescope: 2.5 m. Kuiper Airborne Observatory, 1974: .9m; Lear Jet,1966: .3m http://t.co/RnqnpNK6pi #tbt http://t.co/lPIRUeB2Ob" / Twitter
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