Reaching for the Heavens since 1582 "Carte du Ciel" Telescope * Participated in the international "Carte du Ciel" (Map of the Sky) project 1895-1922 * Double refractor moved from the Vatican to Castel Gandolfo in 1942 * Astrograph: Aperture 33 cm, Photographic plate 13 cm x13 cm, Collimator: Aperture 20 cm Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) * First light in 1993 on Mt. Graham * 1.8 meter, f/1.0 mirror was fabricated at The University of Arizona Steward Observatory using revolutionary spin-casting and polishing technologies * Vatican Observatory Research Group (VORG) operates the telescope in southeastern Arizona where sky conditions are among the best in the world Zeiss Double Astrograph * Built in 1935 on the roof of the Papal Palace, Castel Gandolfo * Reflector: Parabolized mirror, Aperture 60 cm, Focal I.240 cm * Refractor: Four lens objective, Aperture 40 cm, Photographic plate 30 cm x 30 cm Learn more at www.vofoundation.org RǣǼǼɀ áȒȒƳǼƏȇƳ !ƏȅƺȸƏ ۭ ÁƺǼƺɀƬȒȵƺɀ 0ɴȵǼȒȸƺ ³ƬǣƺȇɎǣˡƬ (ƏɮǣƳ Rِ nƺɮɵ !ȒȅƺɎ RɖȇɎƺȸ 0ɴƬǼɖɀǣɮƺǼɵ ɀȒǼƳ ǝƺȸƺٍ hɖɀɎ חחהڟ A]A2flAq ñá ¨ הȸȒ !ȒȒǼƺƳ הx¨ ǔǔȒȸƳƏƫǼƺ ɀɎȸȒȵǝȒɎȒǕȸƏȵǝɵٍ זאڟ xƺƏƳƺ 0Áæ דא JȸƺƏɎ ³ɎƏȸɎƺȸ ³ƬȒȵƺٍ חחהڟ «ƺɯƏȸƳɀ xƺƏƳƺ ٓזnǣǕǝɎɀȵƺƺƳ !I ɀȅƏȸɎ ɀƬȒȵƺٍ חחחڟ !ƺǼƺɀɎȸȒȇ zƺɴɀɎƏȸ ז³0 XȇƬǼɖƳƺɀ Iȸƺƺ ƬƬƺɀɀȒȸǣƺɀٍ ȅƏɿǣȇǕ nȒɯ ¨ȸǣƬƺٍ ¨ȸǣƬƺ xƏɎƬǝ JɖƏȸƏȇɎɵ Iȸƺƺ ³ǝǣȵȵǣȇǕ ÁȒȵ ȸƏȇƳɀ 0ɴȵƺȸǣƺȇƬƺƳ ³ɎƏǔǔ זגבדÁȒȵƏȇǕƏ !ƏȇɵȒȇ áȒȒƳǼƏȇƳ RǣǼǼɀً ! ואאِוגאِזזז גהבח 40 AUGUST 2 018 * SK Y & TELESCOPEhttp://www.vofoundation.org http://telescopes.net