Belogradchik Observatory

Belogradchik Observatory

Infobox Observatory
name = Belogradchik Observatory


caption =
organization = Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
location = Belogradchik, Bulgaria
coords = coord|43|37|22|N|22|40|30|E|type:landmark_region:BG
altitude = 650 m (2,134 ft)
weather =
established = 1961
closed =
website = [http://www.astro.bas.bg/~aobel/ Astronomical observatory - Belogradchik]
telescope1_name = Zeiss telescope
telescope1_type = 15 cm Cassegrain reflector
telescope2_name = Zeiss telescope
telescope2_type = 60 cm Cassegrain reflector
telescope3_name = Celestron telescope
telescope3_type = 14 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
telescope4_name =
telescope4_type =

The Astronomical Observatory of Belogradchik or Belogradchik Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It is located near the town of Belogradchik in northwestern Bulgaria.

History

Built in 1961 by a group of astronomy enthusiasts led by high school physics teacher Hristo Kostov, Belogradchik Observatory became the first school observatory in Bulgaria. From 1964 to 1971 it was used as an auxiliary observation base. In 1974, Bugarian Academy of Sciences took over operation.

Equipment

The observatory started out with a single 15 cm Cassegrain telescope, then added on an 60 cm Cassegrain telescope in 1965. In 1994 another telescope was added, a 14 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain model.

External links

* [http://www.astro.bas.bg/~aobel/ Official website]


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