Cassius Telescope Unit (IMAGE)

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Cassius Telescope Unit

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These are two of the 14-centimeter diameter lens telescopes in use for the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) that discovered ASASSN-15lh. Since this photo was taken, two more telescopes have been added to the ASAS-SN station in Cerro Tololo, Chile.

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Wayne Rosing

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