Bordeaux Observatory

Bordeaux Observatory
	The dome of the "Grand équatorial" at Bordeaux Observatory, 2006
Organization	Observatoire Aquitain des Sciences de l’Univers ;
Observatory code	999
Location	Floirac, canton of Floirac, arrondissement of Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Metropolitan France, France
Coordinates	44°50′06″N 0°31′34″W / 44.8349°N 0.526°W
Established	1877
Closed	2016
Telescopes	Bordeaux observatory würzburg radar ;
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The Bordeaux Observatory is an astronomical observatory affiliated with the University of Bordeaux. Built in Floirac, France in 1893 its lenses were focused between +11 and +17 degrees declination. Until 1970 it had taken over 4,000 photographic plates.^[1]^[2] Bordeaux Observatory is home to a large collection of instruments and archives from well over a century of astronomical activities.^[3] Until the 2016 it was actively used until the institution moved to a new location at the University.^[4] In the French language the name is Observatoire de Bordeaux.^[5]

^ The Bordeaux Observatory ^{[dead link]}
^ "Les Collections Patrimoniales de l'Observatoire Astronomique de Bordeaux". Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
^ de La Noë, J.; Charlot, P.; Grousset, F. (November 2009). "Property and instrumental heritage of the Bordeaux Astronomical Observatory; What future?". SF2A-2009: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics: 343. Bibcode:2009sf2a.conf..343D.
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^ Limited, Addison-Wesley Longman; Limited, Cartermill International; Longman (Firm) (1993). Earth and astronomical sciences research centres: a world directory of organizations and programmes. Longman. ISBN 9780582229648.

[1] The Bordeaux Observatory ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Les Collections Patrimoniales de l'Observatoire Astronomique de Bordeaux". Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Bordeaux (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

[:1-3] La Noë, J.; Charlot, P.; Grousset, F. (November 2009). "Property and instrumental heritage of the Bordeaux Astronomical Observatory; What future?". SF2A-2009: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics: 343. Bibcode:2009sf2a.conf..343D.

[:3-4] Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Limited, Addison-Wesley Longman; Limited, Cartermill International; Longman (Firm) (1993). Earth and astronomical sciences research centres: a world directory of organizations and programmes. Longman. ISBN 9780582229648.

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