Mont Megantic Observatory
The Mont Mégantic Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated jointly by the Université de Montréal and the Université Laval. Founded in 1978, the observatory houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada after David Dunlap Observatory near Toronto.- Observatory
- …is operated by Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Québec
- …has 2 floors
- Description: observatory in Canada
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Mégantic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notre-Dame-des-Bois and La Patrie.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Village
Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality… Notre-Dame-des-Bois is situated 9 km southeast of Mont Megantic Observatory.
Mont Megantic Observatory
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Latitude
45.45578° or 45° 27′ 21″ north
Longitude
-71.15271° or 71° 9′ 10″ west
Open location code
87QCFR4W+8W
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Mont Megantic Observatory” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莫干迪克峰天文台”
- Chinese: “莫干迪克峰天文臺”
- Chinese: “莫幹迪克峰天文臺”
- Chinese: “蒙特梅甘蒂奇天文臺”
- Dutch: “Mont Mégantic Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد مونت ميجانتيك”
- French: “Observatoire du Mont Megantic”
- French: “Observatoire du mont Mégantic”
- French: “observatoire du Mont-Mégantic”
- French: “Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic”
- French: “OMM”
- German: “Observatoire du Mont Mégantic”
- Japanese: “モンメガンティク天文台”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Мон-Мегантик”
- Ukrainian: “обсерваторія Мон-Мегантік”
- Urdu: “مونٹ میگانٹک رصدگاہ”
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Highlights include Mont Megantic Popular Observatory and Halte de la Terre.
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