Location Mount Suhora, Gorce Established 1987 | Altitude 1,009 m (3,310 ft) | |
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Website Official website
(in English) telescope 0.6m Cassegrain reflector Organization Pedagogical University of Kraków Similar David Dunlap Observatory, Turbacz, Obserwatorium Astronomiczne im Tadeu, Gorce National Park, Poznań Observatory | ||
The Mount Suhora Observatory (Polish: Obserwatorium astronomiczne na Suhorze) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Astronomy department of the Pedagogical University of Cracow. It is located on Mount Suhora in the Gorce Mountains within the Gorce National Park, 50 km south of Kraków.
History
Founded on November 5, 1987, Mt. Suhora Observatory serves a dual purpose. It is meant as a place of learning for students of the University's Astronomy department from Kraków as well as the research-work facility.The observatory has one 0.6 metre Cassegrain telescope along with a photometer and a CCD camera.
References
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