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Starry sky above Haute-Provence Observatory

author: Patrick Lécureuil/Novapix

reference: o-ohp02-00005

Image Size 300 DPI: 29 * 19 cm

Starry sky above the 1.93 m telescope dome. Here has been discovered the first extrasolar planet (51 Peg b) in 1995. OHP is situated in the southeast of France, it lies at an altitude of about 650 m, near the village of Saint-Michel l'Observatoire.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ASTRONOMY - DOME - FRANCE - HAUTE-PROVENCE OBSERVATORY - MOONLIGHT - NIGHT - OBSERVATORY - OHP - PACA - STAR - STARRY SKY - T1,93M - TELESCOPE -