The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO, obs. code: 095) is located at Nauchnij research campus, near the Central Crimean city of Bakhchysarai, on the Crimean peninsula. CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name, Crimea–Nauchnij, still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites for minor planets.[2]
CrAO has also been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities (IAU code 095) are located on territory of settlement of Nauchnyi since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further south, near Simeiz. The latter facilities still see some use, and are referred to as the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory–Simeiz (IAU code 094).
A view to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Nauchnij from the nearby place called "Скалы" ("The Rocks"). Observatory domes seen above the line of horizon are (from left to right) 2.6-m ZTSH telescope, 1.25-m AZT-11 telescope, and BST-1 Solar telescope.
The large optical 2.6-metre Shajn telescope is named after Grigory Shajn(left); The 122-cm Babelsberg telescope and the BST-1 Solar telescope(middle); Rally for the rescue of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 2013 (right).
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CrAO redirects here For the eye disease see Central retinal artery occlusion The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory CrAO obs code 095 is located at Nauchnij research campus near the Central Crimean city of Bakhchysarai on the Crimean peninsula CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name Crimea Nauchnij still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites for minor planets 2 Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryThe observatory s logoAlternative namesKrymskai a astrofizicheskai a observatorii a Observatory code095 Locationnear Nauchnyi CrimeaCoordinates44 43 36 N 34 0 57 1 E 44 72667 N 34 015861 E 44 72667 34 015861Established1945 Websitecrao wbr ru wbr ru wbr TelescopesTST 1Solar telescopeTST 2Solar telescopeShain telescope2 6 metre telescopeAZT 11reflector1 22 mBabelsberg telescopeAZT 8reflector Related media on Commons edit on Wikidata Minor planets discovered 14 1 see List of discovered minor planets CrAO has also been publishing the Bulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947 in English since 1977 The observatory facilities IAU code 095 are located on territory of settlement of Nauchnyi since the mid 1950s before that they were further south near Simeiz The latter facilities still see some use and are referred to as the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory Simeiz IAU code 094 Contents 1 Observatory leaders 2 List of discovered minor planets 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksObservatory leaders edit1945 1952 Grigory Shajn head of construction the first director of the Observatory at Nauchny 1952 1987 Andrei Severny 1987 2005 Nikolai Steshenko 3 4 2005 present Alla Rostopchina Shakhovskaya Romanova 5 6 List of discovered minor planets editSee also Category Discoveries by the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory As of 2016 the Minor Planet Center MPC gives a total of 1286 numbered minor planets that were discovered at the Crimea Nauchnij observatory site during 1966 2007 2 Most of these discovery are credited to the Russian Soviet astronomers Tamara Smirnova Lyudmila Chernykh Nikolai Chernykh Lyudmila Zhuravleva Bella A Burnasheva Nikolaj Efimovic Kurockin Lyudmila Karachkina Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlova and Galina Ricardovna Kastelʹ As a peculiarity British astronomer and long time MPC director Brian G Marsden is also credited with the co discovery of 37556 Svyaztie at Nauchnij in 1982 as a symbolic gesture of the astronomical collaborations and friendships between the East and the West during the Cold War 7 The MPC also credits the discovery of the following minor planets directly to the observatory rather than to one of the above listed astronomers 1 2094 Magnitka 12 October 1971 list 2163 Korczak 16 September 1971 list 2170 Byelorussia 16 September 1971 list 2406 Orelskaya 20 August 1966 list 2698 Azerbajdzhan 11 October 1971 list 2949 Kaverznev 9 August 1970 list 4004 Listʹev 16 September 1971 list 4466 Abai 23 September 1971 list 4916 Brumberg 10 August 1970 list 4917 Yurilvovia 28 September 1973 list 5706 Finkelstein 23 September 1971 list 18284 Tsereteli 10 August 1970 list 109573 Mishasmirnov 20 August 2001 list 364566 2007 PM8 10 August 2007 listGallery edit nbsp A view to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Nauchnij from the nearby place called Skaly The Rocks Observatory domes seen above the line of horizon are from left to right 2 6 m ZTSH telescope 1 25 m AZT 11 telescope and BST 1 Solar telescope nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The large optical 2 6 metre Shajn telescope is named after Grigory Shajn left The 122 cm Babelsberg telescope and the BST 1 Solar telescope middle Rally for the rescue of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 2013 right See also edit nbsp The observatory s former logo List of asteroid discovering observatories List of minor planet discoverers Discovering dedicated institutions List of observatory codes Simeiz ObservatoryReferences edit a b Minor Planet Discoverers by number Minor Planet Center 14 November 2016 Archived from the original on 28 June 2012 Retrieved 30 November 2016 a b Minor Planet Discovery Sites Minor Planet Center 16 November 2016 Retrieved 30 November 2016 The following table lists the total number of discoveries made at each of the most prolific discovery sites arranged in decreasing order of number of discoveries Steshenko Nikolaj Vladimirovich Astronet STEShENKO Nikolaj Vladimirovich Archived 2016 03 12 at the Wayback Machine Kto est kto v Krymu Rostopchina shahovskaya Romanova Alla Nikolaevna Archived 2019 01 08 at the Wayback Machine Anketa vypusknika Kazanskogo GU Administraciya KRAO Archived from the original on 2019 10 03 Retrieved 2019 01 26 Schmadel Lutz D 2007 37556 Svyaztie Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 37556 Svyaztie Springer Berlin Heidelberg pp 892 893 doi 10 1007 978 3 540 29925 7 10005 ISBN 978 3 540 00238 3 External links editCrAO s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crimean Astrophysical Observatory amp oldid 1170754258, wikipedia, wiki, 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