Sormano Astronomical Observatory

Sormano Astronomical Observatory
Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano
Sormano Astronomical Observatory
OrganizationGruppo Astrofili Brianza
Observatory code 587 
LocationSormano, Italy
Coordinates45°52′59″N 9°13′45″E / 45.88294°N 9.22919°E / 45.88294; 9.22919
Altitude1,128 meters (3,701 ft)
Established1986 (1986)
WebsiteOsservatorio A. Sormano
Telescopes
Cavagna Telescope0.5 m Ritchey–Chrétien
unnamed0.172 m Maksutov telescope
Location of Sormano Astronomical Observatory
Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano
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The Sormano Astronomical Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano, obs. code: 587) is an astronomical observatory north of Milan, Italy. Located near the Swiss border at 1000 meters elevation at the mountain village of Sormano in the pre-Alps, the observatory was privately funded by the Gruppo Astrofili Brianza and built in 1986.