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Vatican Observatory

The Vatican Observatory (Italian: Specola Vaticana) is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in the Roman College of Rome, the Observatory is now headquartered in Castel Gandolfo, Italy and operates a telescope at the Mount Graham International Observatory in the United States.

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Location
Castel Gandolfo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Altitude
430 m (1,410 ft)
Established
1930
Observatory code
036
Organization
Holy See

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related to Other notable people · 10
Vatican Observatory → American Jesuit, Fr, George Coyne, George Van Biesbroeck Prize, In, Michał Heller, OP SFCC, Prof Sister Natalia Zotov, Templeton Prize, Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholar
related to Mount Graham · 8
Vatican Observatory → Arizona, Mount Graham, Since, United States, University, Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, Vatican Observatory Research Group, VATT
related to References · 6
Vatican Observatory → In, Nine Popes, Sabino Maffeo, Service, The Vatican Observatory, Vatican Observatory Publications
see also · 6
Vatican Observatory → ArchaeoastronomyCatholic Church, Divine ActionVatican Advanced Technology, Jesuit, Maffi, TelescopeList, Vatican ObservatoryScientific Perspectives
Altitude · 1
Vatican Observatory → 430 m (1,410 ft)
Coordinates · 1
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Vatican Observatory → 1930
Location · 1
Vatican Observatory → Castel Gandolfo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
Observatory code · 1
Vatican Observatory → 036
Organization · 1
Vatican Observatory → Holy See

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observatory vatican castel gandolfo telescope rome astronomical research college arizona specola mount graham holy italian see father group italy project

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Vatican ObservatoryAltitude430 m (1,410 ft)1.00infobox
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Vatican ObservatoryEstablished19301.00infobox
Vatican ObservatoryLocationCastel Gandolfo, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy1.00infobox
Vatican ObservatoryObservatory code0361.00infobox
Vatican ObservatoryOrganizationHoly See1.00infobox
Vatican ObservatoryWebsitewww.vaticanobservatory.org/,%20https://www.vaticanobservatory.va/1.00infobox
Vatican Observatoryrelated to Mount GrahamSince0.60section
Vatican Observatoryrelated to Mount GrahamVatican Observatory Research Group0.60section
Vatican Observatoryrelated to Mount GrahamUniversity0.60section
Vatican Observatoryrelated to Mount GrahamArizona0.60section
Vatican Observatoryrelated to Mount GrahamUnited States0.60section

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