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The visual surveys carried out by later planetary astronomers with the Grande Lunette are described up to 1990, when the instrument and dome fell out of use. These programmes included studies of Comet Halley in 1985–1986 and Mars in 1988. By 2006 repairs had begun to the dome with a view to opening the Grande Lunette to the public in a new scientific outreach programme.
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Dollfus†, A. (2013). Final Scientific Services (1973–1990). In: The Great Refractor of Meudon Observatory. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 398. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7288-9_10
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