Pico dos Dias Observatory
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| Organization | LNA (Brazilian) |
|---|---|
| Location | Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Coordinates | |
| Altitude | 1,864 meters (6,115 feet) |
| Webpage | [1] |
| Telescopes | |
| Perkin-Elmer | 1.6 meter Cassegrain reflector |
| Boller and Chivens | 0.6 meter Ritchey-Chrétien reflector |
| Zeiss Jena | 0.6 meter Cassegrain reflector |
The Pico dos Dias Observatory or OPD is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by LNA or the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil. It is located in southern Minas Gerais, 37km from Itajubá.
[edit] Equipment
The observatory has three telescopes. The largest is a 1.6 meter cassegrain reflector which first became operational in 1981. Then there is 60 centimeter Ritchey-Chrétien telescope which is jointly used by LNA and the University of São Paulo. The third telescope was purchased through coffee trade with East Germany, and is another 0.6 meter cassegrain type telescope.
