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November 15, 1981

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory installs a new electronic image processing system, coupled with a VAX computer, for producing video and hard-copy images of observational data from both ground-based and space-borne telescopes.


Posted: 15 November 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.