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Historical Information

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Short history of the Astronomical Observatory of Turin (*)
The Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino dates back to 1759 when King Vittorio Amedeo III of the Savoy family appointed Giovanni Battista Beccaria to determine the local meridian, ‘Gradus Taurinensis’. The astronomical instruments used for these measurements became the heart of the Observatory, which, at that time was located in a palace in the city centre. It stayed there until 1912, when it was moved to the hills of Pino Torinese. Torino’s astronomical school began by studying the celestial mechanics formulated by Joseph Louis Lagrange who founded Torino’s Accademia delle Scienze. Classical astrometry, geodesy and planetology were the main focus of astronomy in Torino for a long time until the 20th century.
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Sky of the Month |
Fri, Sep 3rd, @3:00pm Mercurio in congiunzione inferiore (10/09/03) |
Sat, Sep 4th, @4:00pm Marte 2°N da Spica |
Wed, Sep 8th, @6:00am Luna al Perigeo (10/09/08) |
Wed, Sep 8th, @12:00pm LUNA NUOVA 10/09/08 |
Fri, Sep 10th, @12:00am Saturno 8°N della Luna (10/09/10) |
Sat, Sep 11th, @10:00am Marte 5°N dalla Luna (10/09/11) |
Sat, Sep 11th, @3:00pm Venere 0.3°N dalla Luna |
Sun, Sep 12th, @5:00am Mercurio Stazionario (10/09/12) |
Tue, Sep 14th, @3:00am Plutone Stazionario (10/09/14) |
Wed, Sep 15th, @8:00am PRIMO QUARTO (10/09/15) |
Sun, Sep 19th, @7:00pm Mercurio Elongazione 18°W (10/09/19) |
Mon, Sep 20th, @6:00pm Nettuno 5°S dalla Luna (10/09/20) |
Tue, Sep 21st, @10:00am Luna all'Apogeo (10/09/21) |
Tue, Sep 21st, @2:00pm Giove in opposizione (10/09/21) |
Tue, Sep 21st, @7:00pm Urano in Opposizione (10/09/21) |
Wed, Sep 22nd, @9:00pm Giove 0.9°S da Urano |
Thu, Sep 23rd, @5:09am EQUINOZIO DI AUTUNNO 2010 |
Thu, Sep 23rd, @11:00am LUNA PIENA (10/09/23) |
Thu, Sep 23rd, @1:00pm Giove 7°S dalla Luna (10/09/23) |
Thu, Sep 23rd, @1:01pm Urano 6°S dalla Luna (10/09/23) |
Thu, Sep 23rd, @10:00pm Venere - Picco di Luminosità (m.-4.6) (10/09/23) |
Wed, Sep 29th, @8:00am Venere 6°S da Marte (10/09/29) |
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