MAO observatory

MAO observatory, short for the Moroccan Astrophotographers Observatory, is based in Benslimane, Morocco, where its team focuses on tracking asteroids.

About MAO observatory

MAO stands for the Moroccan Astrophotographers Observatory, a facility in Benslimane, Morocco, dedicated primarily to detecting and observing asteroids.

Telescopes & research

The observatory's team has taken part in live asteroid-detection work, contributing observations that help track near-Earth objects as part of the wider amateur and professional effort to monitor the sky for asteroids.

Location & getting there

MAO observatory is located in Benslimane, a town in northern Morocco, not far inland from the Atlantic coast.

Visiting MAO observatory

Public visiting details for MAO observatory are not widely published; anyone hoping to arrange a visit should look for current contact information locally before travelling.

See your named star from here

Asteroid hunters and star-gazers point their instruments at the same sky, so a star named through Star Register is just as findable from Benslimane as anywhere else, given its coordinates. Check yours any time in the star catalogue.