The Cagliari Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari, or OAC) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Italy's Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics, INAF). It is located 20 km away from Cagliari in Sardinia. It was founded in 1899 to study the Earth's rotation.

Cagliari Observatory

Organization	INAF
Location	Province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Coordinates	39°16′55″N 9°07′53″E
Website	www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it
Telescopes	Sardinia Radio Telescope
Location of Cagliari Observatory
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See also

• List of astronomical observatories

References

External links

• Observatory home page
• Outreach home page

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