词条 | McDonald Observatory |
释义 | McDonald Observatory observatory, Texas, United States ![]() The observatory, which until 1963 was operated under a joint agreement with the University of Chicago (Chicago, University of), has been directed by such noted astronomers as Otto Struve (Struve, Otto), Gerard Kuiper (Kuiper, Gerard Peter), Bengt Strömgren (Strömgren, Bengt), W.W. Morgan (Morgan, William Wilson), and Harlan J. Smith. Discoveries credited to the observatory include those of Nereid, a satellite of Neptune, and Miranda, a satellite of Uranus. Principal research has emphasized stellar composition and evolution and the properties of external galaxies (galaxy). Other research specialties include high-speed photometry and lunar laser and satellite ranging. |
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