Rangapur is a village in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, India.
This Osmania Observatory is famous for its 48’’ (inch dia) Telescope which is supposed to be the second biggest in the Asia and it attracts scientists and researchers in astronomy to study solar & lunar eclipses even from USA, Germany etc, abroad occasionally.
Asia’s 1st largest telescope is started on 2 May 1982 of size 90 inches is established at ‘Kawali’ in Bangalore.
The 2nd largest telescope of size 48 inches is started in the year 1974 at Rangapur in Hyderabad.
There is an exhibition in winter to allow the visitors to visit that place and they show the galaxy environment with the help of Telescope.