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COROT Sees First Light
     January 31, 2007
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Milky Mars, Shining Bright

  30 January 2007
 
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COROT Sees First Light 

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In the night between 17 and 18 January 2007, the protective cover of the COROT telescope has been successfully opened, and COROT has seen for the first time light coming from stars.

The first light detected by 30-centimetre COROT telescope comes from the constellation of the Unicorn near Orion, the great ‘hunter’ whose imposing silhouette stands out in the winter nights.

-- SPACE.com Staff

Credit: CNES

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