Observatory
TheJura Observatory (French:Observatoire astronomique jurassien) is anastronomicalobservatory owned and operated by the Jura Astronomy Society (French:Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie; SJA). Built in 1993/1998, it is located nearVicques in theCanton of Jura,Switzerland. ItsIAU observatory code is185.
On August 28, 2008,Michel Ory discovered theperiodic cometP/2008 Q2 (Ory) at the observatory.
Oukaïmeden Observatory
[edit]The Jura Astronomy Society, in collaboration with French amateur astronomerClaudine Rinner and theCadi Ayyad University, also participates in theMorocco Oukaïmeden Sky Survey (MOSS), using a remote 0.5-meter telescope atOukaïmeden Observatory (J43), which is operated by the university since 2007. The observatory is located in theHigh Atlas mountains, 50 kilometers south ofMarrakech, Morocco.[2]
List of discovered minor planets
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