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| Alternative names | Trieste Observatory |
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| Observatory code | 038, A82 |
| Location | Trieste,regional decentralization entity of Trieste,Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°38′41″N13°46′26″E / 45.6448°N 13.774°E /45.6448; 13.774 |
| Website | www |
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Astronomical Observatory of Trieste (Italian:Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste orOAT) is an astronomical center of studies located in the city ofTrieste in northernItaly.[1]
The observatory traces its origins from the Nautical School founded in Trieste by the EmpressMaria Theresa ofAustria in 1753. Following the dissolution ofAustria-Hungary afterWorld War I and the annexation of Trieste by theKingdom of Italy, the observatory joined the list of Italian astronomical observatories in 1923. Today the observatory is part of Italy'sNational Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica or INAF), which includes 20 research institutions around the country. The scientific production of the Astronomical Observatory of Trieste exceeds 130 papers per year, mostly published in international peer-reviewed journals.
The main research activities done at the observatory concernextragalactic astronomy andcosmology (large-scale structure of the universe, intergalactic media),stellar physics,interstellar medium and thegalaxy, the physics of theSun and theSolar System (radioastronomy, coronal plasma, cometary and interplanetary dust), high energy astrophysics (supernovae,gamma-ray bursts), astronomical technologies (computer systems for data acquisition and control, including remote control, acquisition, handling and analysis of images, supercomputing) and space astronomy (development of space technologies and space observations). Of special importance is the participation in the projects of theEuropean Southern Observatory (ESO): theVery Large Telescope (VLT) operated by ESO inChile; theLarge Binocular Telescope (LBT) inArizona, thePlanck spacecraft operated by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) from 2009 to 2013; and theEuropean Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).
The Astronomical Observatory of Trieste is integrated with all the major local scientific institutions in and around Trieste (theAREA Science Park, theInternational School for Advanced Studies and theUniversity of Trieste) and cooperates with major national and international astronomical institutions, such as theItalian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
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