Iso-Heikkilä Observatory
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Iso-Heikkilä Observatory (Finnish: Iso-Heikkilän tähtitorni, Swedish: Storheikkilä observatorium) is an amateur astronomical observatory used by a local amateur astronomical association, Turun Ursa ry in the Iso-Heikkilä district of Turku, Finland.
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For other Turku-related observatories, see Turku observatory.
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Organization | Turun Ursa ry | ||||||
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Observatory code | 062 | ||||||
Location | Iso-Heikkilä, Turku, Finland | ||||||
Coordinates | 60.45205°N 22.2298°E / 60.45205; 22.2298 | ||||||
Established | 1937 (1937) | ||||||
Website | www.astro.utu.fi www.ursa.fi/yhd | ||||||
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Referred to as Turku Observatory (062) by the Minor Planet Center, it was previously operated by the University of Turku from 1937 to 1972, and is the observatory where several Finnish discoverers of minor planets made their observations.