Organization University of Padua Altitude 1,045 m (3,428 ft) Opened 1942 Province Province of Vicenza | Location Asiago, Italy Established 1942 Phone +39 0424 600011 Code 43 | |
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Website www.astro.unipd.it/inglese/observatory/telescopio_en.html Address Via Osservatorio Astronomico, 8, 36012 Asiago VI, Italy Similar Specola di Padova, INAF‑Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Cima Ekar, Astronomical Observatory of Capodi, Observatory of Turin | ||
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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 km northwest of Padua near the town of Asiago. Its main instrument is the 1.22 m Galilei telescope, currently used only for spectrometric observation.
Nearby (about 3.8 km to the southeast) is the Cima Ekar Observing Station, IAU code 098, also known as the Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar.
The observatory saw the construction of a 1:1 scale model of the European Extremely Large Telescope's primary mirror.
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Asiago Astrophysical Observatory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA