Asiago Astrophysical Observatory

Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
Organization
Observatory code 043 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationAsiago, Province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Coordinates45°51′59″N 11°31′34″E / 45.8663°N 11.52608°E / 45.8663; 11.52608
Altitude1,045 m (3,428 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1942 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.astro.unipd.it/inglese/observatory/telescopio_en.html Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • Museo degli strumenti dell'astronomia Edit this on Wikidata
Asiago Astrophysical Observatory is located in Italy
Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
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The Asiago Astrophysical Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago, or Asiago Observatory for short) is an Italian astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua. Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest of Padua, near the town of Asiago. Its main instrument is the 1.22-meter Galilei telescope, currently used only for spectrometric observations.

The observatory saw the construction of a 1:1 scale model of the European Extremely Large Telescope's primary mirror.[1]

  1. ^ "Children building an E-ELT mirror". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 14 October 2014.