Rome Observatory

The Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma ( OAR ) is an astronomical observatory in Rome, Italy and Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica belongs to. It has three campuses, on Monte Mario (41 ° 55 ' 21 " N, 12 ° 27' 9" O41.9224712.452477 ), which houses the INAF, in Monte Porzio Catone (41 ° 48 ' 43 " N, 12 ° 42 ' 19 " O41.81186912.705334 ), 30 km east of Rome, and the Stazione Osservativa di Campo Imperatore on the high plateau of Campo Imperatore.

Previously, there was also an observatory on the Capitol (Rome), but this was destroyed by fire in 1958. In 1922 you had decided because of light pollution and other disturbances from Rome to move away to Monte Mario, where the observatory was opened in 1938. The observatory on Monte Porzio Catone was opened in 1985 and houses a museum with historical instruments and a library with 15,000 volumes.

In addition to state observatories there were in Rome and the Vatican Observatory, who also moved away Castel Gandolfo because of light pollution from Rome.

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