Observatorio Astronómico de Forcarei (Spanish entry)
| Forcarei Astronomical Observatory OAF | |
| Organization: | FC3 - Fundación ceo Ciencia e Cultura |
| Location: | Forcarei, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain) |
| Coords: | 42.6106°N -8.3709°W |
| Altitude: | 670m (2,200feet) |
| Established: | 2009 |
| Website: | Observatory´s Official website |
| Telescope1 Name: | RCOS 20" f/8.1 |
| Telescope1 Type: | 20" reflector |
The observatory is located at 670m altitude, on a hill three miles from Forcarei, on the road from A Estrada.
It is a two floor building: there are also several outbuildings at ground level; the main telescope is on the upper one, within a 4m dome. The telescope has a 50 cm reflector with a focal aperture of ca.4 meters and is equipped with a 4008 x 2672 pixel CCD camera.[1]
The observatory was opened on 13 March 2009. Public night sessions were first held the same year after Easter.The observatory hosted the 1st Astronomical Meeting as part of the International Year of Astronomy.