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1astronomical observatory — any structure containing telescopes and auxiliary instruments with which to observe celestial objects. Observatories can be classified on the basis of the part of the electromagnetic spectrum in which they are designed to observe. The… …
2Orbiting Astronomical Observatory — Artist s conception of OAO 1 in orbit OAO 3 in the clean room The …
3National Astronomical Observatory of China — The National Astronomy Observatory of China (NAOC, the acronym was officially claimed as standing for National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences) was founded on April 25, 2001 through the merging of four CAS observatories,… …
4National Astronomical Observatory of Japan — The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (国立天文台, kokuritsu tenmondai?) (NAOJ) is an astronomical research organisation comprising several facilities in Japan, as well as an observatory in Hawaii. It was established in 1988 as an… …
5Orbiting Astronomical Observatory — Le satellite Copernicus (OAO 3) Le programme Orbiting Astronomical Observatory (OAO) constitue une famille de quatre satellites artificiels lancés par la NASA entre 1966 et 1972. Ils effectuèrent les premières observations en haute résolution de… …
6Kottamia Astronomical Observatory — Das National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) ab 1980, ab 1960 Helwan Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (HIAG) ist eine staatliche Forschungseinrichtung für Astronomie und Geophysik in Helwan, Ägypten. Inhaltsverzeichnis …
7Orbiting Astronomical Observatory — ▪ satellites any of a series of four unmanned U.S. scientific satellites developed to observe cosmic objects from above the Earth s atmosphere. OAO 1 was launched on April 8, 1966, but its power supply failed shortly after liftoff. OAO 2,… …
8Observatory — This article is about scientific observatories. For the suburb of Cape Town, see Observatory, Cape Town. For other uses, see The Observatory (disambiguation). The Sphinx Observatory at the Jungfraujoch in the Swiss Alps; high altitude… …
9Astronomical survey — Astronomical surveys generally involve imaging or mapping of regions of the sky using Telescopes. In the past,surveys have been usually restricted to one band of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation (e.g. light or radio) or to measurements of …
10Astronomical naming conventions — In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few hundred stars and the most easily visible planets had names. Over the last few hundred years, the number of identified astronomical objects has risen from hundreds to over a billion, and more are… …
