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The Giants of Today E     Some of the largest telescopes hav…

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The Giаnts оf Tоdаy E     Sоme of the lаrgest telescopes have mirrors up to some ten meters (33 feet) in diameter, with quadruple the light-gathering power of the legendary five-meter Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory in southern California. Looming large as office buildings, some of these giants are so highly automated that they can dust off their optics at sundown, open the dome, carry out observations throughout the night, and shut down if threatening weather arrives, all with little or no human intervention. F     Three of today’s largest telescopes—Gemini North, Subaru, and Keck—stand within hailing distance of one another atop the nearly 14,000-foot peak of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, an inactive volcano. The altitude puts them above 40 percent of Earth's atmosphere and most of its water vapor, which hinders infrared wavelengths— that astronomers like to study—from passing through. Choose the best answer.What is the main idea of the section headed The Giants of Today?

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