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NASA held a public viewing of SOFIA, the modified 747 with a 2.5 meter mid-infrared telescope riding inside. This is a billion dollar project, with a specially modified aircraft that actually opens the telescope to the air at high altitude to get above most of the atmosphere that blocks mid-infrared wavelengths from the ground. You can see the huge skeleton of Hangar 1 in the background.
Sofia Rubina & Band , Tallinn’s Maritime Days 2010, Photos by: Heiti Kruusmaa, contact hkruusmaa(ät)gmail.com