Cagliari Observatory

Cagliari Observatory
Organization	Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
Location	Province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Coordinates	39°8′11.5″N 8°58′22″E / 39.136528°N 8.97278°E / 39.136528; 8.97278Coordinates: 39°8′11.5″N 8°58′22″E / 39.136528°N 8.97278°E / 39.136528; 8.97278
Website	www.ca.astro.it

The Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari (Cagliari Observatory, OAC) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located 20 km away from Cagliari in Sardinia. It was founded in 1899 to study the Earth's rotation.

External links

Observatory home page
Outreach home page

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

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