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| United Kingdom Schmidt Telescope Ukst |
A 1.2-metre 48-inch Schmidt camera located at the Anglo-Australian Observatory and currently administered by the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. It was opened in 1973 and for a time administered by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh.
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