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The Prairie Observatory constructed by the University of Illinois near Walnut Point State Park. Open from January 1969 to April 1981. The 40 inch Cassegrain reflector telescope by Astro Mechanics, Inc was moved after closing and is still in use at the San Diego State University’s Mount Laguna Observatory in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie...

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