Virginio Cesarini observatory
Virginio Cesarini observatory is a building in Frasso Sabino, Rieti, Lazio. Virginio Cesarini observatory is situated nearby to the church Santa Maria della Neve, as well as near the spring Le Capore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Building
- Description: astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “Frasso Sabino observatory” and “Osservatorio comunale Virginio Cesarini”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sabine Hills and Santacittārāma Monastery.
Sabine Hills
Photo: Hengist Decius, CC BY 2.0.
The Sabine Hills is an area just north of Rome in Lazio in Italy. Perhaps most famous because its population fell victim to the “Rape of the Sabine women” by Rome, the hills have some interesting small towns.
Santacittārāma Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Samacitto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santacittārāma is the name of the Italian Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition lineage of Ajahn Chah located near Rome. In the spring of 1990 the Italian Bhikkhu Ajahn Thanavaro and then Anagārika John Angelori were sent by Ajahn Sumedho to take up residence in a small house outside the village of Sezze south of Rome. Santacittārāma Monastery is situated 2 km south of Virginio Cesarini observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Osteria Nuova and Poggio San Lorenzo.
Osteria Nuova
Village
Photo: Una giornata uggiosa ‘94, CC BY 3.0.
Osteria Nuova is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Virginio Cesarini observatory.
Poggio San Lorenzo
Village
Poggio San Lorenzo is a comune in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 50 kilometres northeast of Rome and about 15 kilometres south of Rieti. Poggio San Lorenzo is situated 4 km northeast of Virginio Cesarini observatory.
Ponticelli
Village
Photo: Emy1983, Public domain.
Ponticelli is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Virginio Cesarini observatory.
Virginio Cesarini observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Frasso Sabino, Rieti, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.22851° or 42° 13′ 43″ northLongitude
12.81073° or 12° 48′ 39″ eastElevation
465 metres (1,526 feet)Inception
1995Operator
Associazione Romana AstrofiliOpen location code
8FJJ6RH6+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 487175514OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescopeWikidata ID
Q3886767
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Virginio Cesarini observatory” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Osservatorio Astronomico Virginio Cesarini”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio de Frasso Sabino”
- Esperanto: “Observatorio Virginio Cesarini”
- German: “Osservatorio Astronomico Virginio Cesarini”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Frasso Sabino”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino”
- Spanish: “Osservatorio Astronomico Virginio Cesarini”
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Highlights include Santa Maria della Neve and Le Capore.
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