Oukaïmeden Observatory

Oukaïmden Observatory
Organization European Southern Observatory Edit this on Wikidata
Location Oukaïmeden, Morocco Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 31°11′39″N 7°51′14″W / 31.194182°N 7.853926°W / 31.194182; -7.853926Coordinates: 31°11′39″N 7°51′14″W / 31.194182°N 7.853926°W / 31.194182; -7.853926
Altitude 2,700 m (8,900 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes TRAPPIST Edit this on Wikidata
Location of Oukaïmeden Observatory

Oukaïmeden Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the Moroccan commune of Oukaïmden.

Telescope

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.[1][2]

Discovery

In May 2016, data from the telescopes helped identify TRAPPIST-1.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TRAPPIST - Portail". www.trappist.uliege.be. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  2. ↑ Gillon, Amaury Triaud Michael. "TRAPPIST-1". www.trappist.one. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ↑ 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.


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