Arcetri Observatory

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Arcetri Observatory
Location:	Arcetri, Florence, Italy
Coordinates:	43°45′14.4″N, 11°15′19.2″E
Website:	Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri English website

The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (otherwise known as the Arcetri Observatory, Florence) is an astronomical observatory located in Arcetri in the outskirts of Florence, Italy. Observatory staff carry out theoretical and observational astronomy as well as designing and constructing astronomical instrumentation. The observatory has been heavily involved with the following instrumentation projects:

• The MMT 6.5 m telescope
• The LBT 2x 8 m telescopes
• The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 3.5 m telescope
• The VLT telescope adaptive secondary mirror
• The 1.5 m Gornergrat Infrared Telescope (TIRGO)

[edit] External links

• Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri English website
• The observatory on Google maps