Tonantzintla Observatory - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tonantzintla Observatory - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Tonantzintla Observatory () is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of San Andrés Cholula in the Mexican state of Puebla. It consists of two adjacent facilities: the National Astrophysical Observatory of Tonantzintla ( - OANTON), operated by the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), and the National Astronomical Observatory - Tonantzintla (—OAN - Tonantzintla), operated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). OANTON is located on the INAOE campus, which includes numerous other buildings. OAN - Tonantzintla is located immediately to the east on mostly unused property. The observatory is located west of Puebla and east of Popocatépetl, eruptions of which sometimes interfere with observing. Read more on Wikipedia
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