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Rozhen Observatory

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Code
  
071

Website
  
NAO-Rozhen

Address
  
8612, 4871, Bulgaria

Phone
  
+359 2 974 1910

Altitude
  
1759 m

Ritchey-Chretien-Coude telescope
  
200 cm

Elevation
  
1,759 m

Rozhen Observatory

Location
  
Near Chepelare, Bulgaria

Cassegrain telescope
  
60 cm Cassegrain reflector

Hours
  
Open today · 10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMonday10AM–4PMTuesdayClosedWednesday10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMSuggest an edit

Organization
  
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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Timelapse from rozhen observatory april 2016


Rozhen Observatory (Bulgarian: Национална астрономическа обсерватория - Рожен, НАО-Рожен; English: National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen, NAO-Rozhen), also known as the Bulgarian National Astronomical Observatory, is a astronomical observatory, located in the Smolyan Province, 90 kilometers south of the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The nearest town, Chepelare, is 15 kilometers away. The observatory is owned and operated by the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). It was officially opened on 13 March 1981, almost 20 years after Bogomil Kovachev – a professor of astronomy at BAS, known as its founder – had started working towards that goal. The Observatory is the largest in Southeastern Europe and has an active team of about 50 astronomers. It is the principal center for astronomical research in Bulgaria. The minor planet 6267 Rozhen, was discovered at, and named after the observatory.

Contents

Telescopes
  • 200 cm Ritchey-Chretien telescope (supplied with Coude focus)
  • 60 cm Cassegrain telescope
  • 50/70 cm Schmidt camera
  • 15 cm Solar telescope
  • Timelapse rozhen observatory bulgaria november 2015


    WASP-3c & TTV

    Transit Timing Variation (TTV), a variation on the transit method, was used to discover an exoplanet WASP-3c by Rozhen Observatory, Jena Observatory, and Toruń Centre for Astronomy.

    References

    Rozhen Observatory Wikipedia