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Astronomy and Astrophysics United States Naval Observatory

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United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
Aerial View of the observatory circle, 1950.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
Exterior View of Asaph Hall, 1988.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
26-inch Alvan Clark refractor.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
12-inch Alvan Clark refractor, 1988.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
Exterior View of the West Transit Circle building, 1988.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
6-inch meridian transit circle telescope, 1988.
(Photo Credit: United States Naval Observatory)

United States Naval Observatory — Washington, DC.
Superintendent's House (now used as the official residence of the Vice President, circa 1970.
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