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MAGIC is the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescope. It is sited on La Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma in the Canary Islands. With a large mirrored dish 17 m across and with an area of 240 square metres it is able to detect the flashes of light induced in the atmosphere by cosmic rays (see Cherenkov radiation) and is intended in particular to detect gamma rays.During foggy nights, the laser reference beams of MAGIC's active control can be seen
It began producing data in 2004 and is a followup to the HEGRA experiment.
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