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The main observational facility of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Padua
in northern Italy. There are telescopes at two locations. The original instrument,
a 1.22-metre (48-inch) reflector inaugurated in 1942, is located in the foothills of
the Alps, 90 kilometres (60 miles) to the north of Padua. The 1.82-metre (72-inch)
Copernicus Reflector, inaugurated in 1973, is located at a higher site - Cima Ekar,
12 kilometres (7 miles) to the east. There is also a 0.67-metre (26-inch) Schmidt camera at
this site.
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