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Formally the Colombo Observatory it is a permanently mounted telescope with its own observatory dome located on the university grounds next to Reid Avenue in Colombo. The observatory is used by the Mathematical and Astronomical Society. [1] The telescope is a 12½-inch (32 cm) Newtonian reflector solidly fixed on a polar mount. This is housed ...
Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan). It markets telescopes and astronomy equipment, such as mounts and eyepieces , aimed at the amateur astronomy market.
This list of space telescopes (astronomical space observatories) is grouped by major frequency ranges: gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visible, infrared, microwave, and radio. Telescopes that work in multiple frequency bands are included in all of the appropriate sections.
Colombo, Sri Lanka Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (defunct) 1991–2000 Low Earth orbit: ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory: 2002 Çanakkale, Turkey Concordia College Observatory: Moorhead, Minnesota, US Consell Observatory: 1987 Majorca, Spain Copenhagen University Observatory: 1861 Copenhagen, Denmark Cordell–Lorenz Observatory: Sewanee, Tennessee ...
Sri Lanka Planetarium (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ග්රහලෝකාගාරය) is a public planetarium located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the first and only planetarium in the country and maintained as an institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research .
The ACCIMT was established in 1984 by act of parliament, the Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies Act, No. 30 of 1984.This institution, initially known as Arthur C. Clarke Centre, was renamed as the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, and re-established in a corporate form in 1994 by the Science And Technology Development Act, No. 11 of 1994. [2]
Raavana-1 was the first Sri Lankan satellite. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The CubeSat -sized satellite was launched as part of the Cygnus NG-11 mission to the ISS on 17 April 2019. [ 5 ] On 17 June 2019, the satellite was deployed into orbit from the ISS.
Star Party Sri Lanka, commonly known as Star Party, is an astronomical observation competition held in Sri Lanka since 2004, jointly organised by Ananda College, Colombo and Mahamaya Girls' College, Kandy. [1] It is the longest-running inter-school astronomical observation competition in Sri Lanka.