Haute-Provence observatory: 1,93m telescope

by: E.Perrin/Novapix
Reference: o-ohp02-00012
Date: 2006-10-29

This telescope built in 1957 is seen here equipped with the spectrograph Elodie. In 1995, the first extrasolar planet (51 Peg b) has been discovered with this instrument; today it is equipped with a new spectrograph, Sophie.

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