Iranian National Observatory

Iranian National Observatory is an Iranian astronomical inaugurated in 2021. It has reported the capture of its first light on 15 October 2022 upon the commissioning of INO340, a home-grown optical telescope with a primary mirror of 3.4 m, making it by far the country's largest astronomical research facility.
  • Observatory
  • …lies at an elevation of 3,580 metres (11,745 feet)
  • …is also known as “INO”
  • …is abbreviated as “INO”
  • Description: observatory in Kashan County, Iran
  • Email: ino_kamoo@ipm.ir

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Iranian National Observatory

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Latitude
33.67432° or 33° 40′ 28″ north
Longitude
51.31885° or 51° 19′ 8″ east
Open location code
8H5HM8F9+PG
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Iranian National Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အီရန်အမျိုးသား နက္ခတ္တဗေဒမျှော်စင်”
  • Esperanto: “Irana Nacia Observatorio”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ملی ایران”
  • Ukrainian: “Іранська національна обсерваторія”

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