Asiago Astrophysical Observatory

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The Osservatorio di Asiago Astrofisico, English Asiago Astrophysical Observatory or short Asiago Observatory is an astronomical observatory of the University of Padua with the observatory code 043 was established in 1942 and is located on the Asiago Plateau, 90 km northwest of Padua. It houses three mirror telescopes:

  • Copernico, with a main mirror diameter of 182 cm
  • Schmidt, a Schmidt camera with an aperture of 67 cm, and
  • Galileo with a mirror diameter of 122 cm.

Osservatorio Astronomico di Asiago Cima Ekar

Approximately 3.4 Kilmoter south-east on the summit " Cima Ekar " is another small observatory at which the Asiago -DLR Asteroid Survey ( ADAS ) is located. The observatory code of this station is 098

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