Pico dos Dias Observatory

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Organization
  • National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil Edit this on Wikidata
LocationBrasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates22°32′04″S 45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W / -22.5344; -45.5825
Pico dos Dias Observatory
The 1.6m telescope
Organization
  • National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code 874 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationBrasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates22°32′04″S 45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W / -22.5344; -45.5825
Altitude1,864 m (6,115 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1980 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.lna.br/opd/opd_e.html Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • 0.6m Boller & Chivens
  • 0.6m Zeiss Jena
  • 1.6m Perkin-Elmer Edit this on Wikidata
Pico dos Dias Observatory is located in Brazil
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.

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