Merate Astronomical Observatory

Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate (Lecco), Italy. It has housed a 1 meter Zeiss telescope since 1926.

This Zeiss di Merate is a reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount and is one of the largest telescopes funded by the Regno d'Italia ("Kingdom of Italy") before Italy became republic in 1946.

The same type of Zeiss telescope was also installed at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory and the Royal Observatory of Belgium.^[1]

Gallery

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  The Zeiss telescope

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  View of the main and the refracting guide telescopes with finder

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  Right Ascension and Declination axes

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  South pillar and part of the Right Ascension axis

See also

• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
• Asiago Astrophysical Observatory
• Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG), 3.5m (138 inch) diameter aperture Italian National telescope.
• Telescope mount

References

Astronomical observatories in Italy Arcetri Observatory Asiago Astrophysical Observatory Brera Astronomical Observatory Cagliari Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte Catania Astrophysical Observatory Collurania-Teramo Observatory European Gravitational Observatory Giuseppe Conzo's Observatory Helmut Ullrich Astronomical Observatory International Latitude Observatory Medicina Radio Observatory Merate Astronomical Observatory Monte Mario Observatory Noto Radio Observatory Orioloromano Observatory Osservatorio San Vittore Osservatorio Ximeniano Panzano Observatory Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory Rome Observatory Observatory of Turin Trieste Astronomical Observatory Vatican Observatory