The Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP) is an
astronomical observatory
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Th ...
part of
Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University,
France
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.
It federates the laboratories of the (
astronomy
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,
astrophysics
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,
cosmology
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),
planetary sciences and the
environmental sciences of Toulouse III and constitutes the core of its focus area "Universe, Planet, Space, Environment" (UPEE).
Units
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Bernard Lyot Telescope, at
Pic du Midi Observatory
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Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (IRAP)
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Laboratoire d'aérologie (LA)
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Laboratoire Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET)
* (LEGOS)
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Centre d'études spatiales de la biosphère (CESBIO)
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Laboratoire écologie fonctionnelle et environnement (EcoLab)
References
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Astronomical observatories in France
University of Toulouse