Alternative names | INO |
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Location | Qamsar District, Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran |
Coordinates | 33°40′28″N 51°19′08″E / 33.67431°N 51.31886°E |
Altitude | 3,600 m (11,800 ft) |
Established | 28 June 2021 |
Website | ino |
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Iranian National Observatory (INO) is an Iranian astronomical observatory inaugurated in 2021.[1] It has reported the capture of its first light on 15 October 2022 upon the commissioning of INO340, a home-grown optical telescope with a primary mirror of 3.4 m, making it by far the country's largest astronomical research facility.[2][3]