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14.12.2017
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New observatory in eastern Turkey to open door to the universe

New observatory in eastern Turkey to open door to the universe
In the Eastern Anatolian Observatory (DAG) in Erzurum, which will serve as one of the best space observation centers in the world with an unrivaled telescope in terms of its optical properties, it will be possible to run infrared observations for the first time in Turkey.

Located at 3,170 meters on the Karakaya Hills in Konaklı, Erzurum, construction is ongoing on the DAG site. This project is one of the government's 2023 vision projects whose construction started in 2012 with the support of the Development Ministry and Atatürk University under the Atatürk University Astrophysics Research and Application Center (ATASAM).

DAG's construction is planned to be completed in 2018, and the first observation is expected in 2020.

Atatürk University rector, professor Ömer Çomaklı, said that the construction of DAG has been successfully carried out. "With a four-meter mirror, DAG will have the largest telescope in Turkey and will run infrared observations for the first time," Çomaklı said, adding that it will also be an observatory with international technological equipment.


source: Daily Sabah


14.12.2017

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