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QuickTimeVR

To view the QuickTimeVR panorama below, you must have Apple QuickTime installed on your computer.

With your mouse anywhere within the picture below, click and drag to scan the panorama. With the cursor in the picture, hold the SHIFT key to zoom in, and the CONTROL key to zoom out.


This is the room where they control the Hubble Space Telescope. All commands to move the telescope, take observations, or perform maintenance are sent from here. It is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


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