Observatori Fabra
The Fabra Observatory—Observatori Fabra—was established in 1904, and it still carries out astronomical work as one of the world’s oldest observatories that remains in operation. Pointed south at an altitude of 415 metres above sea level, it belongs to the Royal Academy of Science and Arts of Barcelona—the Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona. Its main activity focuses on the study of asteroids and comets, linking a purpose-built facility to a specific slice of the night sky. A key moment in that history came with the comet 32P/Comas Solà, discovered here by Josep Comas Solà. The observatory’s double refractor was built in 1904 by Mailhat in Paris. Both the visual and photographic instruments use an aperture of 38 cm, with focal lengths of 6 metres (f/15.8) for the visual tube and 4 metres (f/10.5) for the photographic one. …
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