Pico dos Dias Observatory
| Organization | LNA (Brazilian) | ||||||
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| Location | Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||||
| Coordinates | 22°32′4″S 45°34′57″W / 22.53444°S 45.58250°WCoordinates: 22°32′4″S 45°34′57″W / 22.53444°S 45.58250°W | ||||||
| Altitude | 1,864 meters (6,115 ft) | ||||||
| Website | Pico dos Dias Observatory | ||||||
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The Pico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Pico dos Dias - OPD) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil (Portuguese: Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica - LNA). It is located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the city of Itajubá.
Telescopes
- A 1.6 m (63 in) Cassegrain reflector built by Perkin-Elmer first became operational in 1981.[1]
- A 0.6 m (24 in) Ritchey-Chrétien telescope built by Boller & Chivens and installed in 1992 is jointly used by LNA and the University of São Paulo.[1]
- A 0.6 m (24 in) Cassegrain reflector built by Zeiss Jena was purchased in the 1960s through coffee trade with East Germany. It was installed in 1983.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "LNA - Telescopes". Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
External links
- Observatório Pico dos Dias in Portuguese.
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