Arcetri Observatory

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Italian. (January 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.

Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Italian Wikipedia article at [[:it:Osservatorio astrofisico di Arcetri]]; see its history for attribution.
You should also add the template {{Translated|it|Osservatorio astrofisico di Arcetri}} to the talk page.
For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Arcetri Observatory" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Arcetri Observatory

Observatory code	030
Location	Arcetri, Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates	43°45′02″N 11°15′16″E / 43.750595°N 11.254426°E / 43.750595; 11.254426
Website	www.arcetri.inaf.it
Location of Arcetri Observatory
Related media on Commons
[edit on Wikidata]

The Arcetri Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri) is an astrophysical observatory located in the hilly area of Arcetri on the outskirts of Florence, Italy.^[1] It is located close to Villa Il Gioiello, the residence of Galileo Galilei from 1631 to 1642. Observatory staff carry out theoretical and observational astronomy as well as designing and constructing astronomical instrumentation. The observatory has been heavily involved with the following instrumentation projects:

The MMT 6.5 m telescope
The LBT 2x 8.4 m telescopes
The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 3.5 m telescope
The VLT telescope adaptive secondary mirror
The 1.5 m Gornergrat Infrared Telescope (TIRGO)

References[edit]

^ https://www.google.com/maps?q=florence,+italy&hl=en&t=h&ll=43.750471,11.253954&spn=0.002488,0.006727&t=h

External links[edit]

Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri English website
The observatory on Google maps

v t e Astronomical observatories in Italy
Arcetri Observatory Asiago Astrophysical Observatory Bassano Bresciano Brera Astronomical Observatory Cagliari Observatory Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte Catania Astrophysical Observatory Cima Ekar Observing Station Collurania-Teramo Observatory European Gravitational Observatory Helmut Ullrich Astronomical Observatory International Latitude Observatory La Specola, Padua Medicina Radio Observatory Merate Astronomical Observatory Monte Mario Observatory Noto Radio Observatory Orioloromano Observatory Osservatorio Ximeniano Palermo Astronomical Observatory Panzano Observatory Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory Rome Observatory San Vittore Observatory Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory Sormano Astronomical Observatory Specola di Lucca Astronomical Observatory of Trieste Observatory of Turin Vatican Observatory		Italy portal