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Väisäläntie 20
FI-21500 Piikkiö
Finland
Tel: +358-2-3338221
Fax: +358-2-2433767


Tuorla Observatory and the Space Research Laboratory together form the
Väisälä Institute for Space Physics and Astronomy (VISPA) at the University of Turku.




News MAGIC telescope discovers high energy gamma ray emission from a microquasar
 

NewsCentre of Excellence proposal reaches final round.
 

News Professor Mauri Valtonen awarded prestigious E. J. Nyström prize.
 

Seminar Seminar programme has ceased for the summer; "Follow our announcements for visitor seminars"


News 7th April 2006 · BL Lacs reunited in new large study
more here
7th February 2006 · Tuorla astronomers measure the colours of the Sun.
more here
 


Tuorlan observatorio suomeksi
Images From the solar eclipse taken in Turkey on 29th March 2006
New Book The Three-Body Problem by Mauri Valtonen and Hannu Karttunen
OJ 287 OJ 287 2005-2008 Project pages now open. Monitoring has begun...
Books Galore Tuorlans write!
Special Event Dr. Dave Jauncey and Dr. Martin George bestow rare honour upon Tuorla Observatory
 

JUST OUT
The three-body problem
by Mauri Valtonen and Hannu Karttunen

An advanced undergraduate to graduate level text on the three-body problem and celestial mechanics. Published in English, January 2006.

JUST OUT
Tähdet ja Maailmankaikkeus
by Hannu Karttunen

A what's what of stars and space. Published in Finnish.


Polar hot spot in W Ser?

19th November 2005 · Detailed polarisation study provides intriguing evidence for a thick accretion disk around W Ser.

How far the neighbours?

14th September 2005 · Tuorlans and galaxy distance measuring methods

Little bangs on the Sun

14th September 2005 · Mini CMEs surprise astronomers

World's largest space mirror polished at Tuorla

19th April 2005 · Figuring of the Herschel telescope mirror completed

High redshift host spotted

1st March 2005 · European Southern Observatory's largest telescopes used to image distant galaxies

Venus' new "moon"

17th August 2004 · Venus has a quasi-satellite!

3C273 up close

10th August 2004 · Bright mutterings in the core of a quasar

Dust in Space

20th October 2004 · Polarised starlight up on high

The little telescope that could

5th July 2004 · Simultaneous optical and gamma ray observations

Dark energy

28th June 2004 · New cosmic force nearer than we think?

100 BL Lacs

2nd February 2004 · Galaxies show much of a muchness

Rise and rise of He

3rd March 2003 · Measuring the amount of Helium in the cosmos