Valongo Observatory

Infobox Observatory
name = Valongo Observatory


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organization = UFRJ
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location = Conceição Hill, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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altitude = 14 m
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website = [http://www.ov.ufrj.br www.ov.ufrj.br]
telescope1_name = Cooke
telescope1_type = 0.9 meter Cooke & Sons refractor
telescope2_name = Coudé
telescope2_type = 0.3 meter Zeiss Coudé reflector
telescope3_name = Pazos
telescope3_type = 0.2 meter refractorThe Valongo Observatory (Observatório do Valongo) is the astronomical observatory of the UFRJ. It is located on the top of the Conceição Hill, an old settlement in the downtown of Rio de Janeiro dating from the first centuries of the colonization of the city. The observatory hosts the Astronomy Undergraduation Course and the Astronomy Graduate School of this university.

External Links

[http://www.ov.ufrj.br/ Observatório do Valongo]