Vainu Bappu Observatory

19712.3 m VBTIIA

LocationIndia

Year1971

Size2.3 m VBT

OperatorIIA

About Vainu Bappu Observatory

Located in the Javadi Hills of Tamil Nadu. The 2.3 m Vainu Bappu Telescope, in service from 1986, was designed and built entirely in India. The observatory also runs a 1 m reflector. Named for Vainu Bappu, co-discoverer of the Wilson-Bappu effect.

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