Sormano Astronomical Observatory

Sormano Astronomical Observatory
*Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano*
	Sormano Astronomical Observatory
Organization	Gruppo Astrofili Brianza
Observatory code	587
Location	Sormano, Italy
Coordinates	45°52′59″N 9°13′45″E
Altitude	1,128 meters (3,701 ft)
Established	1986
Website	Osservatorio A. Sormano
Telescopes
Cavagna Telescope
Cavagna Telescope	0.5 m Ritchey–Chrétien
unnamed	0.172 m Maksutov telescope
	Location of Sormano Astronomical Observatory; Osservatorio Astronomico Sormano

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.

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