Palermo Astronomical Observatory

Sicily · Italy

Palermo Astronomical Observatory, Italy
Photo: G.dallorto, Attribution via Wikimedia Commons

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Set atop the Palazzo dei Normanni, this observatory is where the first asteroid, Ceres, was discovered in 1801. It preserves the Ramsden Circle and other landmark instruments in its museum.

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