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The facility's observatory dome hosts a computer-based 45 cm (1.48 ft) Cassegrain reflector telescope [1] [2] installed at the site in May 2001 and donated by the Japanese government through a cultural aid grant. [3] Before this period, the observatory used a 30 cm (0.98 ft) reflector-type telescope. [1]
The Philippines believes that the label Panacot on the map refers to the Scarborough Shoal, and it is the first map with label Panacot on it. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Professor Li Xiaocong of China pointed out that the label Panacot in the 1734 map was not Scarborough Shoal, and the three groups of islands, Galit, Panacot and Lumbay also appeared in the ...
A PC World review of the original beta concluded that WorldWide Telescope "has a few shortcomings" but "is a phenomenal resource for enthusiasts, students, and teachers." [21] It also believed the product to be "far beyond Google's current offerings." [22]
Many modern telescopes and observatories are located in space to observe astronomical objects in wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere (such as ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays) and are thus impossible to observe using ground-based telescopes. [1]
Philippine Election Map 1992.PNG 2,000 × 3,120; 214 KB Philippine map showing the areas with majority Christians and islam.png 1,240 × 1,624; 200 KB Philippine Sea plate.JPG 655 × 795; 103 KB
The Philippines, [g] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [h] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
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The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area.