Côte d'Azur Observatory

Coordinates: 43°43′24″N 7°18′06″E / 43.72333°N 7.30167°E / 43.72333; 7.30167
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A telescope in the Côte d'Azur Observatory

The Côte d'Azur Observatory (French: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, OCA) is a network of astronomical observatories throughout southern France. It originated in 1988 with the merger of two observatories:

  1. Nice Observatory
  2. Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA)

Cote d'Azure Observatory tested beam combining technology at CHARA array.[1]

Astronomers developed a theory about M-Type asteroids, that may be tested by the planned spacecraft Psyche.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Leverington, David (2016-11-24). Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities since 1945. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316841815.
  2. ^ Lopatka, Alex (2019-09-20). "Glassy surface of iron-rich asteroids tricks telescopes". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/PT.6.1.20190920a.

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