PIX4655311: Observatoire de Haute Provence - Coupole du 1,93m - Haute - Provence Observatory, the 1.93 m telescope dome. - The dome of the telescope of 1,93 m from the observatory of Haute Provence. This is where the first exoplanet was discovered in 1995. The Observatory of Haute-Provence is located in the south-east of France, near the village of St. Michel l'Observatoire, a hundred kilometers north of Marseille, on a plateau with an average altitude of 650 meters. The 1.93 m telescope dome with partially eclipsed moon and startrails. 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 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654374: La Palma Observatory - La Palma observatory - The Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory is located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. At 2400 m above sea level, this European Boreal Observatory is one of the largest astronomical centres in the world. Roque de Los Muchachos observatory is located at the top of La Palma island, in Canary islands. This is one of the largest astronomical centre in the world / Bridgeman Images
PIX4654481: Grantecan Telescope - Grantecan - The Grantecan Telescope (Gran Telescopio Canarias) is the largest telescope in the world. Its hexagonal mirror measures 10.4 m in diameter. The instrument cost EUR 130 million to Spain (90%), Mexico (5%) and Florida (5%). It is located at 2400 m above sea level, at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory, located at the top of the island of La Palma, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands. The Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), called GranteCAN, is a 10.4 m reflecting telescope and is undertaking commissioning observations at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Spain. It is the largest telescope of the world, in 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4656053: Telescope of 3.60 m from La Silla, Chile - Milky way - La Silla observatory - CAT and 3.6m domes - At 2400 m altitude, the dome of the 3.60 m telescope of the Observatory of La Silla, Chile, is cut off on the Lactee Way. The Jupiter planet rises at the foot of the high tower that houses this telescope, equipped with the HARPS instrument. The 3.6 - m telescope and the attached dome of the CAT are seen under the Milky way. Planet Jupiter is rising between the domes. 3.6 - m telescope is host to the HARPS instrument, perhaps the most successful exoplanet hunter that exists / Bridgeman Images