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Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées
The Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) is an astronomical observatory part of Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University, France. It federates the laboratories of the (astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology Cosmology () is a branch of physics and metaphysics dealing with the nature of the universe, the cosmos. The term ''cosmology'' was first used in English in 1656 in Thomas Blount's ''Glossographia'', with the meaning of "a speaking of the wo ...), planetary sciences and the environmental sciences of Toulouse III and constitutes the core of its focus area "Universe, Planet, Space, Environment" (UPEE). Units * Bernard Lyot Telescope, at Pic du Midi Observatory * Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP) * Laboratoire d'aérologie (LA) * Laboratoire Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET) * (LEGOS) * Centre d'études spatiales de la biosphère (CESBIO) * Laboratoire écologie fonctionnelle et environnement (EcoLab) References {{coord, 43 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronomical Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. The term ''observatoire'' has been used in French since at least 1976 to denote any institution that compiles and presents data on a particular subject (such as public health observatory) or for a particular geographic area (European Audiovisual Observatory). Astronomical observatories Astronomical observatories are mainly divided into four categories: space-based, airborne, ground-based, and underground-based. Historically, ground-based observatories were as simple as containing a mural instrument (for measuring the angle between stars) or Stonehenge (which has some alignments on astronomical phenomena). Ground-based observatories Ground-based observatories, located on the surface of Earth, are used to make observations in the radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
