Code 461 Cassegrain telescope 50 cm | Schmidt telescope 60/90/180 cm RCC Telescope 100 cm | |
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Location Piszkéstető, Mátra Mountains, Hungary Website Hungarian Academy of Sciences Konkoly Observatory Address Mátraszentimre, 3235 Hungary Organization Hungarian Academy of Sciences Similar Galya‑kilátó, Ágasvár, Galya‑tető, Peasant Cottage, Mátra Ásványház | ||
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The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an astronomical observatory in Mátra Mountains, about 80 kilometers northeast of Hungary's capital Budapest. It is a station of Konkoly Observatory, first built in 1958. It has the IAU codes 461 and 561 for the Szeged University and Konkoly Observatory, respectively.
The observatory features four telescopes:
The minor planet 37432 Piszkéstető is named after the station, where it was discovered in 2002.
References
Piszkéstető Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA