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A cool mobile observatory with an ultra-powerful telescope

Nissan has transformed this pick-up truck into a world-class mobile space observatory. [Photo/VCG]

The automaker Nissan and the European Space Agency team create a cool mobile observatory with an ultra-powerful telescope. It debuted at the Hannover show on September 20, 2018.

Nissan has transformed this pick-up truck into a world-class mobile space observatory. [Photo/VCG]

The Nissan Navara Dark Sky Concept allows astronomers to view the universe from hard-to-reach locations away from the nighttime glow of urban areas. It tows a bespoke trailer which houses a world-leading telescope giving detailed views beyond the rings of Saturn, to distant galaxies, nebulae and supernovas.

The trailer module has a special refrigerated atmosphere, which allows the telescope to remain stable and calibrated at the optimum temperature in transit to any location.

A PlanetWave ultra-high-power telescope deploys out of the custom trailer to train its gaze on the stars. [Photo/VCG]
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