Merate Astronomical Observatory

Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate (Lecco), Italy. It has housed a 1-meter Zeiss telescope since 1926.

Merate Astronomical Observatory
Observatory code 096 
LocationMerate, Italy
Coordinates45°42′22″N 9°25′42″E
Telescopes
Zeiss di Merate1 meter Zeiss
Location of Merate Astronomical Observatory
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This Zeiss di Merate is a reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount and is one of the largest telescopes funded by the Regno d'Italia ("Kingdom of Italy") before Italy became republic in 1946.

The same type of Zeiss telescope was also installed at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory and the Royal Observatory of Belgium.[1]

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See also

References

  1. Henry C. King (1955). The History of the Telescope. Courier Corporation. p. 347. ISBN 978-0-486-43265-6.
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