Tartu Observatoorium
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| founding | 1963 (built, originally 1811 in Tartu / Derpt / Dorpat ) |
| IAU code | 075 |
| Type | Observatory |
| height | 75 m |
| Coordinates | 58 ° 15 '55.4 " N , 26 ° 27' 58.6" E |
| place | Nõo - Tõravere |
The Tartu Observatoorium is an observatory in Estonia . It is located near the village of Tõravere in the rural municipality of Nõo , about 20 km southwest of Tartu at an altitude of about 75 m.
It emerged from the Dorpat observatory when it was separated from the University of Tartu (German: Dorpat ) in 1946 and a new building was erected in 1963. In 1974 it was equipped with a 1.5-meter reflector telescope , which supplemented the 0.5-meter telescope from the old observatory. In 1998 another telescope with a diameter of 0.6 meters was added. An important scientist at the observatory was Jaan Einasto .
