Observatório do Pico dos Dias
Coordinates: 22 ° 32 ′ 4 " S , 45 ° 34 ′ 57" W.
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.
Web links
- Observatório do Pico dos Dias (Spanish)
- Pico dos Dias Observatory (English)