The Fabra Observatory ( ca, Observatori Fabra, ; obs. code:

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observatory located in

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pointed towards the south at 415 metres above sea level (

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: 41,4184° N;

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: 2,1239° E). It was established in 1904 and belongs to the '' Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona'' ( ca, Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona). Its main activity is the study of asteroids and

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s. It is the fourth oldest observatory in the world that is still functioning. It is where the comet

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Telescope

The double refractor was built by Mailhat, Paris, in 1904. The visual instrument (the lower of the two tubes) has an aperture of 38 cm and a focal length of 6 meters (f/15.8). The photographic instrument also has an aperture of 38 cm, but a shorter focal length of 4 meters (f/10.5).H. Raab, image description on WikiMedia Commons.
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from 1904 File:Fabra Observatory, Barcelona.jpg, Fabra Observatory on the hill above the metropolis

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Fabra Observatory

Official website of Fabra Observatory

Official website of the robotic Fabra-Montsec Observatory where the Baker-Nunn camera will be installed

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