# Asiago

*Observatory*

Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, Cima Ekar

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Where it is | 45.8500° N, 11.5700° E |
| State | I |
| What is done there | optical observatory |
| Main mirror | 1.8 m |
| Still working | yes |

Test ranges, observatories and ground stations are a hand-picked list kept in this project rather than a published catalogue: no catalogue answers which of the world's thousands of observing sites belong on a map of it. The article below is what lets the choice be argued with.

## What it is

The Asiago Astrophysical Observatory (Osservatorio Astrofisico di Asiago, or Asiago Observatory for short) is an Italian astronomical observatory (IAU code 043) owned and operated by the University of Padua. Founded in 1942, and for a long time the biggest telescope in Europe, it is located on the plateau of Asiago, 90 kilometers northwest of Padua, near the town of Asiago.

## Elsewhere

- This place on the live map: https://www.orbitalmap.space/?at=45.85,11.57
- The article this row is vouched by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiago_Astrophysical_Observatory
- Every object: https://www.orbitalmap.space/o/
- What this site is and what it reads: https://www.orbitalmap.space/llms.txt

## Where this came from

Compiled 2026-09-17. Selected by hand for this project. Description from Wikipedia (en). Description: CC BY-SA 4.0.