Uppsala Astronomical Observatory
- Uppsala Astronomical Observatory
Infobox Observatory
name = Uppsala Astronomical Observatory
background =
caption =
organization = University of Uppsala
code = 549
location = Uppsala, Sweden
coords =
altitude =
weather =
established = 1741
closed =
website = [http://www.astro.uu.se www.astro.uu.se]
telescope1_name =
telescope1_type =
telescope2_name =
telescope2_type =
telescope3_name =
telescope3_type =
telescope4_name =
telescope4_type = The Uppsala Astronomical Observatory (UAO; Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) is an astronomical observatory in Sweden. It was founded in 1741, though there was a professorial chair of astronomy at the University of Uppsala from 1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the 1480s.
In the 18th century, Anders Celsius performed his research there and built the first observatory proper in 1741. Celsius managed to get the university consistory to buy a large stone house of medieval origin in central Uppsala, where he had an observatory constructed on the rooftop. Celsius both worked and had his personal living quarters in the house. This observatory remained in use until the new observatory, now known as the "old observatory", was built in 1853. The Celsius house itself still remains as one of few older buildings on a modern shopping street, but the observatory on the roof was demolished in 1857.
In the 19th century Anders Jonas Ångström was keeper of the observatory and conducted his experiments in astronomy, physics and optics there. His son, Knut Ångström, also conducted research on solar radiation at the observatory.
In 2000 the observatory merged with the Institute of Space Physics to form a Department of Astronomy and Space Physics and moved to the Ångström Laboratory. In addition to facilities in Uppsala, the observatory maintains the Kvistaberg Observatory in Sweden and the Uppsala Southern Station at Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.
Research at the observatory over the years includes stellar parallaxes, stellar statistics, galactic structure, external galaxies, stellar atmospheres and solar system research.
External links
* [http://www.astro.uu.se/ Uppsala Astronomical Observatory]
* [http://www.astro.uu.se/history/ History]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Uppsala-dlr asteroid survey — Le Uppsala DLR Asteroid Survey (UDAS), aussi connu sous le nom de UAO DLR Asteroid Survey, est un programme dédié à la recherche et à la poursuite d astéroïdes et de comètes en mettant plus spécialement l accent sur la recherche des objets… … Wikipédia en Français
Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey — The Uppsala DLR Trojan Survey (UDTS) is an effort to study the movements and locations of asteroids near Jupiter, specifically those in orbits similar to that of Jupiter (in the Jovian Lagrangian cloud) and those which Jupiter blocks from the… … Wikipedia
Uppsala General Catalogue — The Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies (UGC) is a catalogue of 12921 galaxies visible from the northern hemisphere.The catalogue includes essentially all galaxies north of declination 02°30 and to a limiting diameter of 1.0 arcminute or to a… … Wikipedia
Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey — Le Uppsala DLR Asteroid Survey (UDAS), aussi connu sous le nom de UAO DLR Asteroid Survey, est un programme destiné à la recherche et à la poursuite d astéroïdes et de comètes en mettant plus spécialement l accent sur la recherche des objets… … Wikipédia en Français
List of observatory codes — Astronomical observatories are locations used for observing celestial events. Observatory codes are assigned by the Minor Planet Center (a service of the International Astronomical Union) for use in cataloguing astrometric observations of solar… … Wikipedia
Kvistaberg Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Kvistaberg Observatory background = caption = organization = Institute of Astronomy at Uppsala University code = 049 location = Kvistaberg, Sweden coords = coord|59.50167|17.60667|type:landmark source:USNO/HMNAO|display … Wikipedia
Astronomisches Observatorium Uppsala — Das Haus von Anders Celsius mit seinem Observatorium auf dem Dach, nach einem zeitgenössischen Stich. Das Astronomische Observatorium Uppsala (UAO; Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) ist das älteste astronomische Observatorium in Schweden. Es… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of Uppsala University people — This is a list of notable people affiliated with Uppsala University.For a list of chancellors of the university, see Chancellor of Uppsala University.Nobel laureates affiliated with Uppsala University*Svante Arrhenius (1859–1927), Nobel Laureate… … Wikipedia
David Dunlap Observatory Catalogue — Ein astronomischer Katalog ist eine Liste von astronomischen Objekten, die aufgrund gemeinsamer Eigenschaften, wie Morphologie oder Entdeckungsmethode gruppiert werden. Astronomische Kataloge sind üblicherweise das Ergebnis einer astronomischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Siding Spring Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Siding Spring Observatory caption = The Anglo Australian Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory organization = Research School of Astronomy Astrophysics at the Australian National University code = 413 location = Siding … Wikipedia
