Why does vatican have observatories

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May 10, Previous article Mother Mary: Modeling joy even in suffering. Catholic News Agency. With the continuously increasing population of Rome the skies above the Observatory again became too bright. For this reason in , for the first time in its history, the Observatory founded a second research center, the Vatican Observatory Research Group VORG , in Tucson, Arizona in the United States, one of the world's largest and most modern centers for observational astronomy.

From here they have access to all of the modern telescopes located in the Tucson area. Graham, Arizona, probably the best astronomical site in the Continental United States. This is the first optical-infrared telescope of the Mount Graham International Observatory MGIO , a project which in the coming years will see the construction of some of the world's most sophisticated and largest telescopes.

The VATT has pioneered the new technology of creating large, lightweight, stable mirrors in a rotating furnace see picture to right. With the VATT we are pursuing long-term research programs which, although they were the hallmark of research at Castel Gandolfo, we have never been able to carry out before in Tucson.

Thus from its two centers, located at Castel Gandolfo and at Tucson, the Observatory is continuing various current studies and international collaborations. As translated by Dr. Martin McCarthy, S. May whoever searches here night and day the far reaches of space use it joyfully with the help of God. George V. Y where he was being treated for bladder cancer. He was 87 years old. Coyne was named director of the Vatican Observatory at the age of 45 — notably he was one of the few appointments made during the brief papacy of John Paul I — after the unexpected death of his predecessor.

He served until he was 73, the longest term of any Observatory director. Coyne promoted the dialogue between science and theology at the highest level. In close collaboration with Pope St. A series of proceedings were published by the University of Notre Dame Press.

A letter from St. And with the establishment in of the biennial Vatican Observatory Summer Schools in astronomy and astrophysics, Fr Coyne advanced the education of a generation of young astronomers, especially from developing countries. Eric Bell and Fr.