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Faculty protest at sale of Canadian observatory

Nature: The University of Toronto's David Dunlap Observatory, which houses a 1.88-metre reflecting telescope in the town of Richmond Hill, Ontario, may see last light as soon as 30 June. The university is negotiating the sale of the observatory and 77 hectares of surrounding land, estimated to be worth Can$100 million (US$98 million).

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