Serra La Nave observatory

Serra La Nave observatory is an observatory in , , . Serra La Nave observatory is situated near the pitch , as well as near the church .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory
  • Also known as: “Catania Astrophysical Observatory”, “Catania Astrophysical Observatory ‘M. G. Fracastoro’”, “INAF - Osservatorio astrofisico ‘Serra La Nave’”, “INAF - Osservatorio astrofisico di Catania M.G.Fracastoro”, “INAF-OACT-SLN”, “OACT - Sede “M.G. Fracastoro” (Serra la Nave)”, “osservatorio astrofisico ‘Fracastoro’”, “Osservatorio Astrofisico ‘Mario Girolamo Fracastoro’”, “osservatorio astrofisico ‘Mario Girolamo Fracastoro’ SLN”, “Osservatorio Astrofisico ‘Serra La Nave’”, and “セロ・アルマソネス天文台”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chiesetta della Madonna delle Nevi and Giardino Botanico "Nuova Gussonea".

Church
Photo: Gius.arena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 450 metres southeast of Serra La Nave observatory.

Garden
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giardino Botanico "Nuova Gussonea" is a botanical garden located at an altitude of 1,700 m on the southern side of , in area B of the Etna Natural Park in in the province of Catania, , Italy. is situated 1 km northwest of Serra La Nave observatory.

Hotel
Photo: Richard Allaway, CC BY 2.0.
is a hotel, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Serra La Nave observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valle del Bove and Nicolosi.

Locality
Photo: Nik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Serra La Nave observatory.

Photo: Giuseppe ME, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in near . is an almost obligatory stop for all tourists who want to reach and visit Etna. There are ski slopes for winter sports, a panoramic cable car up to an altitude of 2500 m and it is possible to reach the mouth of the volcanic crater, accompanied by authorized guides.

Serra La Nave observatory

Latitude
37.69277° or 37° 41′ 34″ north
Longitude
14.97452° or 14° 58′ 28″ east
Operator
Catania Astrophysical Observatory
Named after
Mario Girolamo Fracastoro
Open location code
8F9PMXVF+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 478457471
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q114456367
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Serra La Nave observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “卡塔尼亞天文台”
  • Chinese: “卡塔尼亞天文臺”
  • Dutch: “Catania Astrophysisch Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد كاتانيا للفيزياء الفلكيه”
  • French: “observatoire astrophysique de Catane ‘M. G. Fracastoro’”
  • French: “Observatoire astrophysique de Catane ‘M. G. Fracastoro’”
  • German: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania”
  • Italian: “osservatorio astrofisico Serra La Nave”
  • Japanese: “カターニア天体物理観測所”
  • Luxembourgish: “Astrophyseschen Observatoire vu Catania”
  • Romanian: “Observatorul de Astrofizică din Catania”
  • Ukrainian: “Катанська астрофізична обсерваторія”
  • Urdu: “کٹانیا ایسٹروفیزیکل رصدگاہ”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: EtnAvventura and Scuola italiana di Sci Etna-Belpasso.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Rifugio Ariel and Serra La Nave.

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