Argentine National Observatory

Argentine National Observatory
Alternative namesAstronomical Observatory of Cordoba
Organization
Observatory code 822 
LocationCórdoba Province, Argentina
Coordinates31°25′17″S 64°11′56″W / 31.4214°S 64.1989°W / -31.4214; -64.1989
Established1871 
Websitewww.oac.unc.edu.ar
Telescopes
  • Bosque Alegre ground station 
Location of Argentine National Observatory
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The Argentine National Observatory, today the Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, was founded on 24 October 1871, by Argentine president Domingo F. Sarmiento and the North American astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould.

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