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• dwighttk 2y ago
  As a Cub Scout we went on a tour of the observatory and I think we were able to see the pictured view, but I may just be remembering the story and imagining the image. They definitely told us the story and all the kids were like “coool!”
• lexicality 2y ago
  > When the sheriff arrived, the employee was arrested and later committed to a mental health institution. In the report following the incident, the sheriff, clearly being unfamiliar with telescope designs, stated that the mirror had indeed been destroyed as it had a big, circular hole, right in the middle! "no sir, that bigger hole was there before the incident... yes sir, it is supposed to be there"