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Astronomy Research in Bolivia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Dmitry D. Polojentsev
Dmitry D. Polojentsev*
Affiliation:
Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory, St Petersburg, Russia

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1. An astronomical expedition from Pulkovo observatory in Bolivia, near Tarija was organized in 1982. The first telscope was an astrograph (D=23 cm, F=230 cm, field = 5x5 degrees). Sucsessful observations on this instrument are still being made. In all 7 astronomical instuments were installed. Now they are the National Bolivian Observatory.

Type
Section 4: Current Status of Astronomy Research in Developing Countries
Information
Transactions of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 24 , Issue 3: Special session: Astronomy for Developing Countries , 2001 , pp. 230
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2001