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Turkey, Russia cooperation extends beyond galaxy
Turkey, Russia cooperation extends beyond galaxy
Increasing cooperation between Turkey and Russia has extended beyond our galaxy with a new astronomy project. Click through for the story in photos...
Demirören News Agency reported on Aug. 30 that the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) installed a Russian telescope at the TÜBİTAK National Observatory (TUG) in the southern province of Antalya.
Turkish and Russian scientists are scheduled to work at TUG, which is located at an altitude of 2,547, to discover new galaxies by the help of the RTT 150 telescope.
The TUG will work in tandem with a high energy space telescope that would be launched by Russia next year.
TUG Director Prof. Dr. Sacit Özdemir told the agency that they predicted to discover several galaxies in this project. Photo: Andreas von Einsiedel, Alamy
“RTT 150 telescope will be dedicated to this project and Turks will also be in the team to discover new galaxies,” he said, adding that TUG filed a request for the allocation of one more telescope with a 2.5-meter radius. Photo: Maryana Lyubenko, Alamy
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