Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
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| Organization | University of Padua |
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| Location | Asiago, Italy |
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| Altitude | 1,000 m (3,280 ft) |
| Webpage | [1] |
| Telescopes | |
| Copernico telescope | 1.82 m Cassegrain reflector |
| Schmidt 92/67 telescope | 92 cm Spherical reflector |
| Galilei telescope | 1.22 m Cassegrain reflector |
The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago (Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, or Asiago Observatory for short) is an astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua and members of the Padua Observatory. It is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 km Northwest of Padova near the town of Asiago. Nearby (about 3.4 km to the southeast) is the Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Ekar (Cima Ekar Observing Station, also known as the Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar), IAU code 098. Co-located at Cima Ekar is the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey (ADAS), IAU code 209. At Cima Ekar, Andrea Boattini, Flavio Castellani, Giuseppe Forti, Vittorio Goretti, Ulisse Munari, and Maura Tombelli have discovered a great number of asteroids.
[edit] History
Founded in 1942.
[edit] Equipment
Asiago Observatory has three telescopes: Copernico, Schmidt, and Galilei.
[edit] External links
| (35222) 1994 XD6 | December 4, 1994 |
| (43881) 1995 DA13 | February 25, 1995 |
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