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Al Hooqin Astronomical Observatory is located in Rustaq , away from the Office
of the Deputy Wali Rustaq in Al Hooqin about 4 kilometers to the south, it is
characterized by the relative location of the observatory devoid of light
pollution, which gives a clear view of the skies, the observatory is a circular
room with 6 meters of the retractable roof opens to the amount of 180 degrees,
which provides a comprehensive view of the sky from all directions, contains
Observatory telescope on an interview with all lenses and accessories (filters)
in all sizes and for different uses and astronomical cameras (a contribution
from the Oman LNG) also contains Observatory on computer hardware linked to the
Internet equipped with programs to control the astronomical telescope, the
Observatory also has a library of more than two thousand books in different
fields of science and knowledge.
The Observatory receives almost every day dozens of visitors from different
regions of the Sultanate of all sectors of society, especially students,
schools, colleges and universities.
The Observatory allows visitors to see the details of the lunar surface to the
content of the mountains, drilling and dry plains and valleys, as well as see
some of the planets of the solar planet Venus, which resemble the phases of the
moon, Mars and Red orbits and ice caps and Jupiter and its moons with some red
spots , and the planet Saturn and some beautiful spots of its moons, and also
provides vision of the depths of the universe, including galaxies and can also
be visited during the day to see sunspots.
the Observatory contribute in monitoring of the various astronomical events and
disseminated via the media such as eclipse of the sun and the moon and the
appearance of comets and meteors falling showers, and associations and the
various astronomical phenomena.
It also organize lectures and evenings Observatory astronomical at headquarters
and outside at schools, colleges and universities, and sports clubs.
Astronomical Observatory on continuous follow-up monitoring and photography
astronomical events, take the opportunity to extend an invitation for those who
wish to access close to some of these events to visit the Observatory .
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