Collurania-Teramo Observatory
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Collurania-Teramo "V. Cerulli" (OACT, known in English variously as the Collurania-Teramo Observatory or Collurania Observatory, Teramo) is an astronomical
observatory
owned and operated by Italy
's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located in Teramo
, Italy. It was founded by Vincenzo Cerulli
, who was later honoured by having it bear his name.
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...
owned and operated by Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located in Teramo
Teramo
Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...
, Italy. It was founded by Vincenzo Cerulli
Vincenzo Cerulli
Vincenzo Cerulli was an Italian astronomer who owned a private observatory in Teramo, where he was born.Cerulli compiled a star catalog with Elia Millosevich...
, who was later honoured by having it bear his name.