Observatory Details

IAGA Code COI
Name Coimbra
Opened 1932-01-01
Closed
Latitude 40.223 °N
Longitude 351.582 °E
Altitude 99.0 m
Country Portugal
Website astro.mat.uc.pt/...orio/site/index2.html
INTERMAGNET Member -
Notes COI was founded in 1864 and started operating on a regular basis two years later. Due to the increasing urbanization during the first quarter of the 20th century, COI was relocated to its current site (Alto da Baleia, about 2 km from the original site) in 1932.

Contact Details

Name Paulo Ribeiro
Address Observatório Geofisico e Astronomico da Universidade de Coimbra
Rua do Observatorio, Almas de Freire - Santa Clara
3040-004 Coimbra
Portugal
E-mail pribeiro@ci.uc.pt
Fax

Instrumentation

Instrument Type In Use From In Use To
DMI FGE version J Vector (HDZ) 2006-01-01
Mingeo MAGREC-4 Unknown 2012-01-01
Bartington DI-fluxgate with model YOM MG2KP theodolite Absolute 2006-01-01
GEM Systems GSM-90F1 Scalar 2007-01-01

Yearbooks

No yearbooks available.