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{{Short description|Astronomical observatory network in southern France}}
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[[Image:Lunar Laser Ranging at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur DSC 0733 (10782569014).jpg|thumb|right|A telescope in the Côte d'Azur Observatory]]
[[Image:Lunar Laser Ranging at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur DSC 0733 (10782569014).jpg|thumb|right|A telescope in the Côte d'Azur Observatory]]

The '''Côte d'Azur Observatory''' ('''Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur''', '''OCA''') originated in 1988 with the merger of two [[Observatory|observatories]]:
The '''Côte d'Azur Observatory''' ({{langx|fr|Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur}}, {{IPA|fr|ɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ də la kot dazyʁ|pron}}, '''OCA''') is a network of [[astronomical observatories]] throughout southern France. It originated in 1988 with the merger of two [[Observatory|observatories]]:
# [[Nice Observatory]]
# [[Nice Observatory]]
# [[Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie]] (CERGA)
# [[Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie]] (CERGA)

Cote d'Azure Observatory tested beam combining technology at [[CHARA array]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8SSDQAAQBAJ&q=C%C3%B4te+d%27Azur+Observatory&pg=PT404|title=Observatories and Telescopes of Modern Times: Ground-Based Optical and Radio Astronomy Facilities since 1945|last=Leverington|first=David|date=2016-11-24|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781316841815|language=en}}</ref>

Astronomers developed a theory about [[M-type asteroid|M-Type asteroids]], that may be tested by the planned spacecraft ''[[Psyche (spacecraft)|Psyche]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lopatka|first=Alex|date=2019-09-20|title=Glassy surface of iron-rich asteroids tricks telescopes|journal=Physics Today|url=https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.1.20190920a/abs/|language=EN|doi=10.1063/PT.6.1.20190920a}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of astronomical observatories]]
* [[Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment]]
* [[Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment]]
* [[OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey]]
* [[OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.oca.eu/?lang=en Côte d'Azur Observatory official website (English version)]
* [http://www.oca.eu/?lang=en Côte d'Azur Observatory official website (English version)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207220821/http://www.obs-nice.fr/fresnel/gi2t/en/ Grand Interferometre a 2 Telescopes (GI2T REGAIN )]


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Latest revision as of 02:33, 2 December 2024

A telescope in the Côte d'Azur Observatory

The Côte d'Azur Observatory (French: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, pronounced [ɔpsɛʁvatwaʁ də la kot dazyʁ], 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]

See also

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References

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  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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