Merate Astronomical Observatory is an old observatory in Merate (Lecco), Italy. It has housed a 1-meter Zeiss telescope since 1926.

Merate Astronomical Observatory

Observatory code	096
Location	Merate, Province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy
Coordinates	45°42′22″N 9°25′42″E / 45.7061°N 9.42833°E / 45.7061; 9.42833Coordinates: 45°42′22″N 9°25′42″E / 45.7061°N 9.42833°E / 45.7061; 9.42833
Altitude	362 m (1,188 ft)
Established	1923
Website	www.merate.mi.astro.it
Telescopes
Zeiss di Merate 1 meter Zeiss
Location of Merate Astronomical Observatory
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This Zeiss di Merate is a reflecting telescope on an equatorial mount and is one of the largest telescopes funded by the Regno d'Italia ("Kingdom of Italy") before Italy became republic in 1946.

The same type of Zeiss telescope was also installed at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory and the Royal Observatory of Belgium.^[1]