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  • Super-sharp image of the Egg Nebula imaged with adaptive optics at Keck Observatory.
  • Comet Hale-Bopp over Keck, Mauna Kea, 1997
  • Keck II Laser Guide Star. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • Twin 10-meter Keck Telescopes at Sunset. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • The Keck II Mirror on the summit of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawai'i. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • Keck II Laser Guide Star with Keck I visible in shutter. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • Keck II Mirror and laser tube. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • A bird's eye view of the telescopes on Mauna Kea. Joey Stein "Courtesy of W.M Keck Observatory"
  • As the sky turns red, the twin Keck domes appear to watch the sun set. Pablo McLoud "Courtesy of W.M. Keck Obeservatory.
  • A study of reflections in the Keck Mirror Barn. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • The twin Keck Observatory domes are seen at sunset on the summit of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawai'i. (Image courtesty of L. Hatch ©)
  • The moon, which has risen high in the sky, leaves a soft glow on the twin Keck domes. Joey Stein "Courtesy W. M. Keck Observatory."