South Korea's principal optical astronomical observatory, sited on Mount Bohyeon near Yeongcheon and operated as part of the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. It participates in the East-Asian Planet Search Network and in international asteroid-discovery efforts, and its landmark dome is depicted on South Korea's 10,000 won banknote.
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Observatory Typeoptical astronomy observatory 1 LocationMount Bohyeon, near Yeongcheon, South Korea 1 Measuresextrasolar planets via precise radial velocity measurements 1 Operating Principle2 meter class telescope with a high dispersion echelle spectrograph and an iodine absorption cell for precise radial velocity measurements 1 Classification
Observing Band Sources
1. Wikipedia: List of asteroid-discovering observatories
BOAO paragraph, name clause
The Korean Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO), located at Mount Bohyeon near the city of Yeongcheon, is a member of the East-Asian Planet Search Network, an international collaboration between Korea, China and Japan.
BOAO paragraph, location clause
The Korean Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO), located at Mount Bohyeon near the city of Yeongcheon, is a member of the East-Asian Planet Search Network, an international collaboration between Korea, China and Japan.
EAPN telescope sentence, purpose clause
Each facility, BOAO (Korea), Xinglong Station (NAOC) (China), and Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Japan), has a 2 m class telescope, a high dispersion echelle spectrograph, and an iodine absorption cell for precise RV measurements, looking for extrasolar planets.
EAPN telescope sentence, instrument clause
Each facility, BOAO (Korea), Xinglong Station (NAOC) (China), and Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Japan), has a 2 m class telescope, a high dispersion echelle spectrograph, and an iodine absorption cell for precise RV measurements, looking for extrasolar planets.
BOAO paragraph, optical-name clause
The Korean Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO), located at Mount Bohyeon near the city of Yeongcheon, is a member of the East-Asian Planet Search Network, an international collaboration between Korea, China and Japan.
View the Source2. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute: Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO)
Korea Astronomy and Space Science InstituteBOAO overviewQuote, BOAO overview
Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO) was established in 1996 with a 1.8 m reflecting telescope, Korea's largest optical instrument.
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