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Dark Energy Explorers on Zooniverse

HETDEX infographic

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VIRUS Structure

HET VIRUS Structure

Harold C. Simmons Dark Energy Optical System (mock-up)

Upgraded HET

Mitchell Spectrograph

Upgraded Field of View

Instrument-building astronomers Gary Hill (left) and Phillip MacQueen pose with

Gary Hill & Phillip MacQueen with the Mitchell Spectrograph

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HET in the morning

McDonald in the Morning

HET from Above

McDonald Telescopes

Testing the Mitchell Spectrograph

HET in the Davis Mountains

What is the Universe Made Of?

Gary Hill and the Mitchell Spectrograph

Phillip MacQueen and VIRUS

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