The Centro de Investigaciones de AstronomÃa (CIDA) is an institution in Venezuela, founded in honour of Francisco J. Duarte in 1975 for promoting observation, investigation, experimentation, theoretical work, and dissemination of research in the field of astronomy. It runs the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory and is one of the collaborators in QUEST.
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