The Fabra Observatory (, ;
obs. code:
006
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) is an
astronomical
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observatory
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Th ...
located in
Barcelona
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,
Catalonia
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,
Spain
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pointed towards the south at 415 metres above sea level (
latitude
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: 41,4184° N;
longitude
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: 2,1239° E).
It was established in 1904 and belongs to the '' Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona'' (). Its main activity is the study of
asteroid
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s and
comet
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s. It is the fourth oldest observatory in the world that is still functioning.
It is where the comet
32P/Comas Solà was discovered by
Josep Comas Solà.
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).
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File:Fabra Observatory Refractor.jpg, Mailhat telescope
File:Telescopi Mailhat de l'Observatori Fabra 02.JPG, Mailhat refractor
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from 1904
File:Fabra Observatory, Barcelona.jpg, Fabra Observatory on the hill above the metropolis
See also
* Ramón Jardí i Borrás
References
External links
Fabra Observatory
Official website of Fabra Observatory
Official website of the robotic Fabra-Montsec Observatory where the Baker-Nunn camera will be installed
Obsfabra Asteroid
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