W. Patrick McCray, the AIP Center's Postdoctoral Historian, in front of the 8.1-meter mirror of the new Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachon, Chile. In January 2002 McCray attended the Gemini Observatory's dedication while doing interviews and other research for a forthcoming book on the history of large telescopes and postwar astronomy. Photo Courtesy W.P. McCray.

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