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    Frye Fire from LBT roof cam

    • Jun 22, 2017
    • Jun 22, 2017 Updated Jun 28, 2017
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    View of Frye Canyon during back burn on the night of 20170617UT

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    Frye Fire might have damaged telescope dome atop Mount Graham

    Frye Fire might have damaged telescope dome atop Mount Graham

    No buildings burned but astronomers are concerned heat may have warped the dome of the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope.

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