Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono
(10921) Romanozen | January 17, 1998 |
(11112) Cagnoli | November 18, 1995 |
(15036) Giovannianselmi | November 18, 1998 |
(15386) Nicolini | September 25, 1997 |
(15950) Dallago | January 17, 1998 |
(24087) Ciambetti | October 27, 1999 |
(43871) 1994 TW 15 | October 13, 1994 |
The Osservatorio Astronomico Madonna di Dossobuono is an astronomical observatory located 65 m above sea level in the district of the same name Madonna di Dossobuono in Verona , Province of Verona . It is registered with the IAU code 560.
The observatory was created in the 1980s on the initiative of the amateur astronomer Luciano Lai and is dedicated to the philosopher and astronomer Giordano Bruno .
A total of 7 asteroids were discovered there between 1994 and 1999.
Instruments
A Newtonian telescope with a mirror diameter of 400 mm and a focal length of 2 m serves as the main telescope . A refractor with a lens diameter of 102 mm serves as a viewfinder . All instruments are protected by a self-constructed movable dome with a diameter of 3.2 m. Both telescopes are equipped with CCD cameras for recording . In 2010 a Maksutov telescope for planetary observation with an aperture of 250 mm was installed, which can be used for optical observations as well as for photographic recordings thanks to a tilting mirror.
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Coordinates: 45 ° 24 ′ 26.6 ″ N , 10 ° 55 ′ 51.6 ″ E