Pico dos Dias Observatory

The Pico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Pico dos Dias (OPD)) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil (Portuguese: Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica (LNA)). It is located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the city of Itajubá.

Pico dos Dias Observatory
The 1.6m telescope
Organization
  • National Astrophysical Laboratory of Brazil Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code 874 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationBrasópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Coordinates22°32′04″S 45°34′57″W / 22.5344°S 45.5825°W / -22.5344; -45.5825
Altitude1,864 m (6,115 ft) Edit this at Wikidata
Established1980 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.lna.br/opd/opd_e.html Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
  • 0.6m Boller & Chivens
  • 0.6m Zeiss Jena
  • 1.6m Perkin-Elmer Edit this on Wikidata
Pico dos Dias Observatory is located in Brazil
Pico dos Dias Observatory
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Telescopes

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ASPOS OKP

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In April 2017, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, opened the first Automated Warning System on Hazardous Situations in Outer Space (ASPOS OKP) at Pico dos Dias. There will be another three stations in the system.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "LNA - Telescopes". Laboratório Nacional de Astrofísica. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  2. ^ Russia Opens 1st Ground Station to Monitor Orbital Debris in Brazil, spacedaily.com, 2017-04-06