In the heart of Morocco's High Atlas Mountains
Which form the western boundary of Africa's Sahara Desert
A little-known observatory is answering Guessoum's call to revive Arab astronomy. One telescope there is scanning the skies for potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids.
The altitude there is 2
And it has clear skies around 250 nights per year. In 1986
A group of Moroccan astronomers formed a research group at the National Center of Scientific Research in Rabat
Which is Morocco's capital.
Site testing undertaken by Moroccan researchers has shown that sites in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco have features similar to sites hosting some of the largest telescopes (for example
La Silla and Paranal in Chile
And Observatory Roque de los Muchachos in Spain).
Moroccan scientific production in astronomy and astrophysics has shown sustained growth since the late 1980s. This growth is largely due to the dynamism of an increasingly entrepreneurial community and to the creation of an astronomical observatory in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
Merzouga Erg Chebbi sand dunes are one of Morocco's most spectacular and unusual stargazing destinations. Try a camel trip into the Sahara for an incredible night of stargazing under one of the desert's most beautiful skies. The stars are spectacular in the Sahara, and the sky is gloomy.
Site testing undertaken by Moroccan researchers has shown that sites in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco have features similar to sites hosting some of the largest telescopes (for example, La Silla and Paranal in Chile, and Observatory Roque de los Muchachos in Spain).
Moroccan scientific production in astronomy and astrophysics has shown sustained growth since the late 1980s. This growth is largely due to the dynamism of an increasingly entrepreneurial community and to the creation of an astronomical observatory in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
