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Lunar Laser on the Harlan J. Smith Telescope
This sign from the Texas Historical Survey Committee explains the the founding o

Texas Historical Marker

Dedication of McDonald Observatory, 1939
the 82-inch telescope's primary mirror

Struve Telescope Mirror, about 1935

Struve Telescope Construction, mid-1930s

Struve Telescope Tube, mid-1930s
Construction on the 107-inch telescope

Construction of Smith Telescope, late 1960s

Struve Telescope Dome with Workers, mid-1930s

Drawing of Struve Telescope

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