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Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is one of the leading research Institutes which specializes in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Atmospheric Sciences. An autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, the institute is situated at Manora Peak (1,951 m (6,401 ft)), about 9 km from Nainital, a popular hill station in Uttarakhand, India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Local attractions: Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) )〕 The astronomical observatory is open to the public during working days on afternoons.For night viewing however, three - four days on moonlight nights are fixed and prior permission is needed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=OBSERVATORY ( Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) )〕 ==History== The institute was started on 20 April 1954 under the supervision of Dr.A.N.Singh as Uttar Pradesh State Observatory (UPSO) in the premises of the Govt. Sanskrit College, presently known as Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. With the creation of the State of Uttarakhand on 9 Nov 2000, and because of its geographical location within the boundaries of Uttarakhand, UPSO came under the administrative control of the new government and was re-christened as the State Observatory (SO). Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) was its new name when it came under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India as an autonomous body on 22 March 2004. The acronym ARIES also signifies the sun sign of the two important events in the history of the Institute, separated by almost 50 years . The first event was its creation on 20 April 1954 and the second one is the beginning of a new phase on 22 March 2004. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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