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Oukaïmeden Observatory

Coordinates: 31°12′22″N 7°51′59″W / 31.2061°N 7.8664°W / 31.2061; -7.8664
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Oukaïmden Observatory
Organization
Observatory code J43 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationOukaïmeden, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh–Safi, Morocco
Coordinates31°12′22″N 7°51′59″W / 31.2061°N 7.8664°W / 31.2061; -7.8664
Altitude2,700 m (8,900 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
Oukaïmeden Observatory is located in Morocco
Oukaïmeden Observatory
Location of Oukaïmeden Observatory
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Oukaïmeden Observatory (obs. code: J43) is an astronomical observatory located in the commune of Oukaïmden in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, where the Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey is conducted to observe small Solar System bodies.[1]

Telescope

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Located in the Atlas Mountains, 2750 meters above sea level, the TRAPPIST-North telescope is a twin telescope of TRAPPIST-South located at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, both operated from Liège, Belgium, by the Space Center of the University of Liège.[2][3]

Discovery

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In May 2016, data from the telescopes helped identify TRAPPIST-1.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "M.O.S.S. Observatory". Société jurassienne d'astronomie. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "TRAPPIST - Portail". www.trappist.uliege.be. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ^ Gillon, Amaury Triaud Michael. "TRAPPIST-1". www.trappist.one. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  4. ^ Osman, Sara (2018-01-31). "Morocco observatory helps find worlds not marked in the atlas". Nature Middle East. doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2018.12. ISSN 2042-6046.