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USNO-A2.0 — US Naval Observatory, A2.0 catalogue; USNO-B1.0 — US Naval Observatory, B1.0 catalogue; uvby98 — uvbyβ photoelectric photometric catalogue, ...
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.As a unit of the university, Morehead receives about one-third of its funding through state sources, one-third through ticket and gift sales, and one-third through gifts and grants.
Miller Observatory: 1976 Maiden, North Carolina, US Mills Observatory: 1938 Dundee, Scotland, UK Mind's Eye Observatory IAU W42: 2018 Sebastian, Florida, US MMT Observatory: 1979 Mount Hopkins, Arizona, US Modine-Benstead Observatory: 1963 Union Grove, Wisconsin, US Modra Observatory: 1988 Modra, Slovakia Mohr Observatory (demolished) 1765–1780
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The Sydney 'Star Camera' used in the Carte du Ciel project, original publication, 1892. The Carte du Ciel (French pronunciation: [kaʁt dy sjɛl]; literally, 'Map of the Sky') and the Astrographic Catalogue (or Astrographic Chart) were two distinct but connected components of a massive international astronomical project, initiated in the late 19th century, to catalogue and map the positions of ...
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While the Messier catalogue is used by amateur astronomers as a list of deep-sky objects for observation, Moore noted that Messier's list was not compiled for that purpose and excluded many of the sky's brightest deep-sky objects, [1] such as the Hyades, the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), and the Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253). The Messier ...
A scary looking fish washed ashore in North Carolina last week, and it was still alive. Officials believe it's a long-snouted lancetfish - and if its razor sharp teeth weren't off-putting enough ...