Pico dos Dias Observatory

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Code 874 Altitude 1,864 m (6,115 ft)		Location Minas Gerais, Brazil unnamed telescope 1.6 m reflector

Organization National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil[*] Website www.lna.br/opd/opd_e.html Similar Southern Astrophysical Research, Valongo Observatory, Cerro Pachón, Gemini Observatory, Leoncito Astronomical Complex

The Pico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Pico dos Dias - OPD) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil (Portuguese: Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica - LNA). It is located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the city of Itajubá.

Telescopes

A 1.6 m (63 in) Cassegrain reflector built by Perkin-Elmer first became operational in 1981.

A 0.6 m (24 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope built by Boller & Chivens and installed in 1992 is jointly used by LNA and the University of São Paulo.

A 0.6 m (24 in) Cassegrain reflector built by Zeiss Jena was purchased in the 1960s through coffee trade with East Germany. It was installed in 1983.

References

Pico dos Dias Observatory Wikipedia

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