Tuorlan observatorio

The Tuorlan observatorio is an observatory of the University of Turku , about ten kilometers east of Turku in Finland . It was founded in 1952 on the initiative of Yrjö Väisälä .

The observatory has a Dall Kirkham reflector telescope , which is the largest optical telescope in Finland with a diameter of one meter, as well as a 0.7 meter Schmidt camera and, especially for solar observation, a 2 meter radio telescope .

Web links

• Homepage (English)

Coordinates: 60 ° 24 ′ 57 ″  N , 22 ° 26 ′ 36 ″  E