EROS (Experience pour la Recherche d'Objet Sombres) A French program to detect and study dark objects in the Galaxy, including brown dwarfs and MACHOs, through their gravitational microlensing effects on stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It employs the Schmidt camera and a charge-coupled device at the European Southern Observatory. Related category GALAXIES Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) |