Pises Observatory

The Pises Observatory ( Observatoire des Pises ) is an astronomical observatory in France.

It was built for the Astronomical Society of Montpellier ( Société Astronomique de Montpellier) in the Cevennes National Park. The observatory is registered with the IAU under the number 122. There a total of 39 asteroids were discovered between 1997 and 2009.

The asteroid ( 18623 ) Pises was named after the place of its discovery.

Instruments

  • A telescope with a mirror diameter of 80 mm
  • A Newtonian telescope with a mirror diameter of 210 mm
  • A T400 Cassegrain telescope
  • A T500 Newtonian telescope ( the latter two are under a dome installed )
International Astronomical Union Cassegrain reflector
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