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The Optics Institute
of Southern California
The Southern Skies Star Party in 2003
is sponsoring the Bolivian National Observatory at Tarija
is sponsoring the Bolivian National Observatory at Tarija
From 1982
-1990, Tarija was developed and used in cooperation with the Academy of
Sciences, USSR to perform
astrograph observations for Southern Hemisphere Astrometry and improvement of
the FOCAT-S Catalogue for
its altitude, southern exposure and clear nights.
In
its period of operation from 1982-1989, Tarija compiled an immense body of
work with its 4 instruments:
Expedition Astrograph Refractor: 230mm f/10
Zeiss Reflector: 600mm f/12.5
AZT Reflector: 200mm
Mitzar Reflector: 110mm
Zeiss Reflector: 600mm f/12.5
AZT Reflector: 200mm
Mitzar Reflector: 110mm
