Observatório Nacional main entrance gate at Rua General José Cristino, No. 77:
The “pink house”, where the director and his staff work:
The Emmanuel Liais (ON director from 1870-1881) pavillion, where today’s research in astrophysics is being performed:
Our on-site pay-by-weight restaurant:
Historical telescope buildings across the beautiful campus of the Observatório Nacional:
The replica of Marcgraf’s quadrant, which was used to perform the first astronomical measurements in South-America during the Dutch colonial rule of Mauricio de Nassau (1636-1644):
Astrophysics students discussing near our giant iron meteorite:
Surrounding views (feira de São Cristóvão, Maracanã stadium, Corcovado):
The library of the Observatório Nacional:
Astrophysicists discussing the “big questions” of the universe:
The street elevator at Rua General Bruce, No. 586, giving access to the Observatório Nacional campus and the Museum of Astronomy:
The Museum of Astronomy and related Sciences, and beautiful stained glass window from 1920:
