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This vertical axis solar telescope is located at Sacramento Peak in Sunspot, New Mexico. Only a portion of the telescope (136 feet) is above ground; it extends a full 228 feet below ground. It was a rare cloudy day when I made this image, yet a spot of sun still shows in the sky. The telescope was completed in 1969 with funding from the National Science Foundation, New Mexico and private parties. If you get a chance, read about this unique scope on the internet. The high spatial resolution optical solar telescope uses a vacuum to eliminate local convection within the instrument. The entire 250 ton scope depends on a bearing that contains 10 tons of mercury. Mind boggling.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.