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Why is a telescope in Chile named for a Puerto Rican?

Cerro Tololo’s four-meter telescope bears the name of Víctor Manuel Blanco, a Puerto Rican astronomer who contributed to the observatory’s development.

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  • NOIRLab identifies Blanco as Cerro Tololo’s second director, beginning in 1967.
  • He assembled scientific, engineering and technical staff and supervised the four-meter telescope’s alignment and calibration.
  • The telescope was named for him in 1995. It was later used by the Dark Energy Survey.
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NOIRLab: trayectoria de Víctor BlancoNOIRLab: telescopio de cuatro metrosSource packetYouTube Short
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