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Old 18-May-2007, 07:12 PM
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A key scientific instrument attached to the Gemini South observatory was damaged in late April when a malfunctioning heater raised its temperature to 200-degrees Celsius. ...

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another complication for the repairs of GNIRS involves the shipping of new parts to chile. some companies require licenses to ship certain pieces out of the US and these can take up to 6 months to process!
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200 degrees C. what is that in F. that must be hot...how the heck dost something do that.
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