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Special Astrophysical Observatory

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noun

  1. an astronomical observatory located on Mount Pastukhov near Cherkessk in the Caucasus, in the SW Russian Federation, having a 236-inch (6-meter) reflecting telescope, the largest in the world.

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So a group of scientists from the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Russia and Kyoto University in Japan investigated the visible light emitted by ULXs, hoping these alternate wavelengths might provide new insight.

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