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SuperBIT in flight over NASA’s Texas-based Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (June 2016)
SuperBIT in flight over NASA’s Texas-based Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (June 2016)

Richard Massey / Durham University (C.C. 4.0)

A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the Eagle Nebula, located 7,000 light years from Earth

SuperBIT team, from Romualdez et al. (2018) SPIE 10702

The SuperBIT telescope, prior to being launched on a test flight from Timmins, Ontario

Barth Netterfield/Steven Li

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SuperBIT in flight over NASA’s Texas-based Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (June 2016)
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SuperBIT in flight over NASA’s Texas-based Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (June 2016)

A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the Eagle Nebula, located 7,000 light years from Earth
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A SuperBIT optical and ultraviolet composite image of the Eagle Nebula, located 7,000 light years from Earth

The SuperBIT telescope, prior to being launched on a test flight from Timmins, Ontario
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The SuperBIT telescope, prior to being launched on a test flight from Timmins, Ontario