Observatory of the Hôtel de Cluny

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The Observatory of the Hôtel de Cluny was an 18th-century Parisian astronomical observatory associated with the Hôtel de Cluny, where Charles Messier conducted many of his famous comet and deep-sky observations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory
historical observatory
associatedWith Charles Messier NERFINISHED
Hôtel de Cluny NERFINISHED
connectedTo Messier catalogue of nebulae and star clusters NERFINISHED
contributedTo Messier catalogue NERFINISHED
coordinateSystemUsed equatorial coordinate system
country France
era 18th century
fieldOfWork astronomy
observational astronomy
hasLanguageOfWorkOrName French
heritage French astronomical heritage
historicalPeriod pre-photographic astronomy
historicalStatus defunct observatory
historicalUse comet hunting
nebula and star cluster cataloguing
locatedIn 5th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
Hôtel de Cluny NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Latin Quarter, Paris NERFINISHED
Paris
locationRelativeTo near the Sorbonne
near the medieval Hôtel de Cluny buildings
namedAfter Hôtel de Cluny NERFINISHED
notableFor comet observations
deep-sky observations
observations by Charles Messier
observationsConductedBy Charles Messier NERFINISHED
French astronomers
partOf Hôtel de Cluny complex NERFINISHED
Parisian network of early observatories
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
significance important site in the development of deep-sky catalogues
important site in the history of comet discovery
significantEvent observations leading to entries in the Messier catalogue
startTime 18th century
timePeriod 18th century Paris
usedBy Charles Messier NERFINISHED
usedFor astronomical observation
comet discovery
observation of nebulae and star clusters
usedInPeriod Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED
usedInstrumentType early astronomical instruments
refracting telescopes

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Charles Messier employer Observatory of the Hôtel de Cluny