The Asiago Astrophysical Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago, or Asiago Observatory for short) is an astronomical

Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...

 observatory

Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...

 (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua

University of Padua

The University of Padua is a premier Italian university located in the city of Padua, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law and was one of the most prominent universities in early modern Europe. It is among the earliest universities of the world and the second...

. Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 km northwest of Padova near the town of Asiago

Asiago

Asiago is the name of both a minor township and the surrounding plateau region in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy...

. It has the Galilei telescopes.

Nearby (about 3.8 km to the southeast) is the Cima Ekar

Cima Ekar

Cima Ekar is a ridge located about 4 km east of and about 350 m higher than the Italian town of Asiago. On the crest of this ridge sits the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, home of a 67/92-cm Schmidt telescope and the 182-cm telescope dedicated to Nicholas Copernicus, the largest telescope...

 Observing Station, also known as the Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar, IAU code 098.

See also

• Merate Astronomical Observatory
  Merate Astronomical Observatory
  Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate , Italy. It is the location of a 1 meter Zeiss telescope since 1926. The same type of Zeiss telescope had been installed at Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory, and the Royal Observatory of Belgium...
  
  
• Telescopio Nazionale Galileo
  Telescopio Nazionale Galileo
  The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, or TNG, is a 3.58m Italian telescope located on the island of San Miguel de La Palma , in the Canary Islands archipelago. It is one of the largest telescopes hosted by the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, a very important observing site in the northern hemisphere...
  
   (TNG), 3.5m (138 inch) diameter aperture Italian National telescope.
• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes

External links

• Asiago Astrophysical Observatory