Valongo Observatory

Valongo Observatory
Organization UFRJ
Location Conceição Hill, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coordinates 22°53′54″S 43°11′12″W / 22.89833°S 43.18667°W / -22.89833; -43.18667Coordinates: 22°53′54″S 43°11′12″W / 22.89833°S 43.18667°W / -22.89833; -43.18667
Altitude 14 m
Website www.ov.ufrj.br
Telescopes
Cooke 0.42 meter Cooke & Sons refractor
Coudé 0.3 meter Zeiss Coudé reflector
Pazos 0.2 meter refractor

The Valongo Observatory (Observatório do Valongo) is the astronomical observatory of the UFRJ. It is located on the top of the Conceição Hill, an old settlement in the downtown of Rio de Janeiro dating from the first centuries of the colonization of the city. The observatory hosts the Astronomy Undergraduation Course and the Astronomy Graduate School of this university.

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