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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:
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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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Lopatka, Alex (2019-09-20). "Glassy surface of iron-rich asteroids tricks telescopes". Physics Today. doi:10.1063/PT.6.1.20190920a.
External links
edit- Côte d'Azur Observatory official website (English version)
- Grand Interferometre a 2 Telescopes (GI2T REGAIN )
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