Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (Q1238099)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government. The Dominion architect responsible for the building was Edgar Lewis Horwood. The main instrument is the 72-inch-aperture (1.83 m) Plaskett telescope, proposed and designed by John S. Plaskett in 1910 with the support of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

L'observatoire fédéral d'astrophysique (précédemment observatoire astrophysique du Dominion) est un observatoire astronomique situé sur l'Observatory Hill à Saanich, en Colombie-Britannique (Canada). Subventionné par le gouvernement du Canada, sa construction est achevée en 1918.

Wikidata location: 48.5202, -123.4180 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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way: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (OSM)exact location match [show tags]
name: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
website: https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/solutions/facilities/dao.html
building: yes
historic: building
man_made: telescope
operator: National Research Council Canada
wikidata: Q1238099
wikipedia: en:Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
telescope:type: optical
telescope:diameter: 1.8
tower:construction: dome

wikidata match: Q1238099

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