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Haute-Provence Observatory, the 1.93 m telescope dome.

by

E.Perrin/Novapix

Reference

o-ohp02-00011

Date

2006-10-29

The 1.93 m telescope dome. Here has been discovered the first extrasolar planet (51 Peg b) in 1995.OHP is situated in the southeast of France, it lies at an altitude of about 650 m, near the village of Saint-Michel l'Observatoire.