Sormano Astronomical Observatory

The Sormano Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory north of , Italy. Located near the Swiss border at 1000 meters elevation at the mountain village of in the pre-Alps, the observatory was privately funded by the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza and built in 1986.
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  • Building
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,128 metres (3,701 feet)
  • …is also known as “Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano”
  • …was formerly known as “Capanna Stoppani”
  • …is operated by Gruppo Astrofili della Brianza
  • Description: observatory of Sormano
  • Address: Colma di Sormano, Sormano, 22030
  • Email: info@osservatoriosormano.it

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Maria in Campoè and Chiesa di Santa Maria del Sasso.
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Sormano Astronomical Observatory.
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Sormano Astronomical Observatory.
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Sormano Astronomical Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rezzago and Alpe di Megna.
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is a comune in the in the…
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km east of Sormano Astronomical Observatory.
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is an Italian comune in the , in , Italy. is situated 4 km southeast of Sormano Astronomical Observatory.

Sormano Astronomical Observatory

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Latitude
45.88296° or 45° 52′ 59″ north
Longitude
9.22917° or 9° 13′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FQFV6MH+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153413626
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­service
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q543489

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Sormano Astronomical Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սորմանոյի աստղադիտարան”
  • Catalan: “Observatori astronòmic de Sormano”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Astronòmic Sormano”
  • Dutch: “Astronomisch Observatorium Sormano”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد سورمانو”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio de Sormano”
  • French: “Observatoire astronomique de Sormano”
  • German: “Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio astronomico di Sormano”
  • Japanese: “ソルマーノ天文台”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano”
  • Norwegian: “Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano”
  • Russian: “Астрономическая обсерватория Сормано”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astronómico Sormano”
  • Swedish: “Sormano-observatoriet”
  • Urdu: “سورمانو فلکیاتی رصدگاہ”
  • Welsh: “Arsyllfa Seryddol Sormano”

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Highlights include Colma di Sormano and Monte Falò.

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