Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
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The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (otherwsie known as the Arcetri Observatory, Florence) is an astronomical observatory located in Arcetri in the outskirts of Florence, Italy. Observatory staff perform theoretical and observational astronomy as was 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 m telescopes
- The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 3.5 m telescope
- The VLT telescope adaptive secondary mirror
- The 1.5 m Gornergrat Infrared Telescope (TIRGO)
43° 45' 14".4 N 11° 15' 19".2 E
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