Observatório do Pico dos Dias

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Coordinates: 22 ° 32 ′ 4 "  S , 45 ° 34 ′ 57"  W.

Dome of the 1.6 m telescope

The Observatório do Pico dos Dias (OPD) is an observatory of the Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica in Brazil . It is located in the southern Minas Gerais , 37 km away from Itajubá .

The observatory has three reflector telescopes . The largest has a diameter of 1.6 m and was put into operation in 1981. The other two have a diameter of 60 cm each.

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