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Tartu Observatory has also laboratories for accurate radiometric calibration for near-UV to shortwave infrared radiation; vacuum-, vibration-, temperature, and electromagnetic compatibility testing.
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The old observatory building now mainly serves as a museum and is a part of a public science education centre.
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as it was reopened in 1802. The observatory building was completed in 1810 on the Toome hill in
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In 1946 the renamed Tartu Observatory was separated from the university and subjected to the
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observations. The second and third telescope are a 0.6 metre and 0.31 metre reflectors for
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Several notable scientists have been associated with the Tartu Observatory:
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in 1816, the doorstep of the observatory became its first point.
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in the world at the time. When von Struve began assembling his
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city centre, is known internationally for its connection to
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About the search for dark matter in the Tartu observatory
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The observatory has three main telescopes. The 1.5 metre
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observations. There is also a pitch for a collection of
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Astronomical observatories built in the Soviet Union
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Tartu Observatoorium 1805-1948, Georgi Želnin, 2004
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Observatory code
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Tõravere
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58°15′57″N 26°27′58″E / 58.26583°N 26.46611°E / 58.26583; 26.46611
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Cassegrain telescope
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Tartu Observatory is located in Estonia

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