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Description	English: Aerial view of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of NSF's NOIRLab, that showcases the 4-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope's open dome.
Date	9 April 2022 (per image EXIF data)
Source	This file was derived from: Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC).tiff Original source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic_15-CC/
Author	CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos
Other versions	File:Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC).tiff, Original TIFF File:Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC).jpg, Original JPEG File:Blanco's Open Dome (Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic 15-CC) - edit1.jpg, Denoised JPEG

Camera location	30° 10′ 14.63″ S, 70° 48′ 27.54″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	-30.170730; -70.807649

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current	00:09, 31 October 2024		4,000 × 3,000 (8.57 MB)	Bammesk	remove lens distortion (corners)
	16:11, 27 October 2024		4,000 × 3,000 (8.99 MB)	Bammesk	Uploaded a work by CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopoulos from https://noirlab.edu/public/images/Cerro-Tololo-Drone-Pic_15-CC/ with UploadWizard

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Camera manufacturer	DJI
Camera model	FC7303
Exposure time	1/15 sec (0.066666666666667)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	18:42, 9 April 2022
Lens focal length	4.49 mm
User comments	A view of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, that showcases the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope's open dome.
Latitude	30° 10′ 14.63″ S
Longitude	70° 48′ 27.54″ W
Altitude	2,295.956 meters above sea level
Image title	A view of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, that showcases the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope's open dome.
Credit/Provider	CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Matsopo
Short title	Blanco's Open Dome
Source	NSF's NOIRLab
JPEG file comment	A view of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, that showcases the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope's open dome.
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
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File change date and time	20:06, 30 October 2024
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Flash	Flash did not fire, No flash function
Color space	Uncalibrated
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
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White balance	Auto white balance
Digital zoom ratio	1
Focal length in 35 mm film	24 mm
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Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
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Keywords	Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
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