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Most of the science is done in an area about 1 km from the Dome called the "Dark Sector" It was supposed to be electromagnetically dark (no radio emissions). Under the white canopy is a radio telescope (AST/RO) operating at wave lengths of 0.2 to 2 millimeters. It observes atomic carbon and CO in the Milky Way. Filename: 143_4377.JPG