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| Observatory code | 043  |
| Location | Asiago,Province of Vicenza,Veneto, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°51′59″N11°31′34″E / 45.8663°N 11.52608°E /45.8663; 11.52608 |
| Altitude | 1,045 m (3,428 ft) |
| Established | 1942 |
| Website | www |
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TheAsiago Astrophysical Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago, orAsiago Observatory for short) is an Italianastronomical observatory (IAU code043) owned and operated by theUniversity of Padua. Founded in 1942, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest ofPadua, near the town ofAsiago. Its main instrument is the 1.22-meterGalilei telescope, currently used only forspectrometric observations.
The observatory saw the construction of a 1:1 scale model of theEuropean Extremely Large Telescope's primary mirror.[1]
The nearbyCima Ekar Observing Station (Italian:Stazione osservativa di Asiago Cima Ekar) is located approximately 3.8 kilometers to the southeast on Mount Ekar. It has the observatory code098. Cima Ekar also participates in theAsiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, a prominent international dedicated programme to search and follow-upasteroids andcomets, with special emphasis onnear-Earth objects.
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