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Take a Virtural Tour of the SOFIA Observatory
Come aboard the SOFIA observatory! There are eight areas to tour. Click on a number to take a tour of that area.
Educators' Viewing Area Galley
Educators' Console Scientists' Console
Principal Investigator's Workstation Science Instrument Area
Science Instrument Area Aft Section of Observatory

 

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Click the button below to download the plug-in. Follow the instructions and install the QuickTime plug-in into the plug-ins folder within your browser's folder. If you use more than one browser, you should install it for each browser.

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