The PAGASA Astronomical Observatory, also known as the PAGASA Observatory, is an astronomical observatory in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, within the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. Established in 1954 and managed by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the facility hosts the largest operational telescope in the Philippines.[1]
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| Alternative names | PAGASA Astronomical Observatory | ||||||
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| Organization | Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration | ||||||
| Location | Quezon City, Philippines | ||||||
| Coordinates | 14°39′04″N 121°04′20″E / 14.65109°N 121.07232°E | ||||||
| Established | 1954 | ||||||
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.svg)  Location of PAGASA Observatory | |||||||
The facility's observatory dome hosts a computer-based 45 cm (1.48 ft) Cassegrain reflector telescope[1][2] installed at the site in May 2001 and donated by the Japanese government through a cultural aid grant.[3] Before this period, the observatory used a 30 cm (0.98 ft) reflector-type telescope.[1] The current telescope is often used for CCD imaging of stars.[2]
The PAGASA Observatory was opened for public use on February 16, 2003, during National Astronomy Week.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d "Telescoping and Stargazing". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Torres, Jesus Rodrigo (March 2004). "Urban Astronomy in the Philippines". Astronomy Education Review. 3 (1). American Astronomical Society: 115. Bibcode:2004AEdRv...3..115T. doi:10.3847/AER2004011. ISSN 1539-1515.
- ^ Celebre, C. P. "The Establishment of an Astrophysics Course in the Philippines through the IAU TAD". The Proceedings of the IAU 8th Asian-Pacific Regional Meeting. I: 146. Bibcode:2003ASPC..289..145C.
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