Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
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The Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte (Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte is an astronomical
observatory
owned and operated by Italy
's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located in Naples
, Italy
, on the hill of Capodimonte
, Italy
.
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
owned and operated by Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, on the hill of Capodimonte
Capodimonte
Capodimonte is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km northwest of Rome and about 20 km northwest of Viterbo. It is on the southwestern shore of Lake Bolsena...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.