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Claire Max, Lick Observatory

Claire Max stands next to the 3-metre telescope at California's Lick Observatory.

Credit: Laurie Hatch

On clear, moonless evenings, most of the biggest optical telescopes around the world begin the night's observations by firing a golden laser beam at the sky.

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