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ASTRONOMY...
Telescope encoder upgrade
supports astronomy research
The combination of advanced Rensihaw technologies and knowledgeable support
have brought a key upgrade to a research telescope in Tel-Aviv, Israel
or over 40 years the Wise Observatory, an high percentage of cloudless nights that are free
astronomical research facility owned and from light pollution. As a result, research facilities
operated by Tel-Aviv University, has been around the world depend on its one-metre telescope
Fsupporting cutting-edge astronomical for high-quality imagery that supports global
research. Its location in Israel’s Negev research in astronomy and astrophysics.
desert, five kilometres from the nearest Tel Aviv University’s telescope is fully robotic
town, means that the observatory has a and equipped with a very high resolution
