Observatory Vsetín

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Phone +420 737 211 819		Founded 1950
Address Jabloňová 231, 755 01 Vsetín, Czechia Similar Muzeum regionu Valašsko, Zámek Vsetín, Zámek Kinských, Panská zahrada, Hvezdárna barona Artura Kr

The Observatory Vsetín was found in 1950 by the local branch of Czechoslovak Astronomical Society.

Scientific equipment

Main telescope (refractore, focal distance 3 000 mm, diameter 200 mm), popularization of astronomy, night observation for public, observation of Sun

Guiding telescope (refractore, focal distance 2 800 mm, diameter 120 mm), not in use

View finder (refractore, diameter 90 mm) both comets photometry and night observation for public

BlackPearl (Newton, focal distance 1 200 mm, diameter 150 mm), comets photometry, retired on July 2008

Newton (Newton-type reflector, focal distance 1 700 mm, diameter of primary mirror 300 mm), comets photometry

CCD camera SBIG-ST7, comets photometry, possibly astrometry

CCD comets photometry

Lightning detection

Research of severe storms

Bulletin ATHENA

Oldřich Křenek from July 1950 to January 1955

Tomáš Skandera from January 1955 to May 1971

Josef Blažek from May 1971 to January 1973

Jiří Haas from January 1973 to present

Official web of Observatory Vsetín (only Czech)

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