Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in , was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the building was Edgar Lewis Horwood.
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  • Historic building
  • …is operated by the National Research Council Canada
  • Description: observatory in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as
    “DAO”
    “Plaskett Telescope”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maltby Lake and Saanich Commonwealth Place.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brentwood Bay and View Royal.
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

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Latitude
48.51979° or 48° 31′ 11″ north
Longitude
-123.4183° or 123° 25′ 6″ west
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q1238099

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Dominion Astrophysical Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Observatori Astrofísic Dominion”
  • Chinese: “自治領天體物理臺”
  • Chinese: “自治领天体物理台”
  • Chinese: “自治领天体物理天文台”
  • Dutch: “Dominion Astrofysisch Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد دومينيون للفيزياء الفلكيه”
  • Esperanto: “Dominia Astrofizika Observatorio”
  • Finnish: “Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”
  • French: “Observatoire astrophysique du Dominion”
  • French: “observatoire fédéral d’astrophysique”
  • French: “Observatoire fédéral d’astrophysique”
  • German: “Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Italian: “DAO”
  • Italian: “Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Italian: “Dominon Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Japanese: “ドミニオン天体物理天文台”
  • Japanese: “ドミニオン天体物理観測所”
  • Russian: “Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Russian: “Доминьонская астрофизическая обсерватория”
  • Slovak: “Dominion Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Slovak: “Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astrofisico Dominion”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Astrofísico Dominion”
  • Urdu: “ڈومینین ایسٹروفیزیکل رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Observatory Hill and Centre of the Universe.

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