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2 | Observatory Name | Representing Institution, Department | Country | Observatory Webpage link | General information | Telescope size | Telescope description | Attached instruments | Scientific usage in planetary sciences | Time allocation information | Costs | Availability of service observations | Number of nights foreseen by Europlanet for support in 2022 (to be reviewed every two months by NA2) | Number of free of charge nights/year for collaborative projects and observing campaigns | Data archiving possibilities | Notes related to Covid-19, etc. | Address | Information on accomodation possibilities | Location (GPS) | Lead contact | Lead contact email | Deputy Contact for technical questions | Deputy email | |||||
3 | Pic du Midi Observatory | IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS | France | https://www.imcce.fr/recherche/campagnes-observations/eparadise/eparadise | The Pic du Midi Observatory is located at 2877 meters on top of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrenees. | 1.06 m | F/17 | CCD camera with infrared adaptive high dynamic imaging system | Planets and small bodies of the solar system, direct imging of exoplanets | Flexible, francois.colas@imcce.fr | 200€/night | Service observations are available | 6 nights | To be negotiated | 42°56′11″N 0°08′34″E | Francois Colas | francois.colas@imcce.fr; Francois.Colas@obspm.fr | |||||||||||
4 | Moletai Astronomical Observatory | Vilnius University, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy | Lithuania | http://mao.tfai.vu.lt/sci/en/news/ | MAO is located about 80 km from Vilnius in a site with a relatively low sky background. The site has the protection zone of about 3.5 km radius. MAO is connected to the Lithuanian academic and research network LITNET, which is a partner of pan-European research and education network GEANT. Administrative/laboratory buildings of MAO have several meeting rooms for up to 80 participants regularly used for international summer schools and other meetings. | 1.65 m | Richey-Chretien telescope, fully renovated in 2016, can be operated remotely. The telescope is equipped with a focal reducer (F/3.2) and auto-guiding system. | The main instrument of this telescope is the high-resolution fibre-fed spectrograph (VUES) installed in 2016. It has three resolving powers (60000, 45000, 30000) and the wavelength interval from 400 to 880 nm. The spectrograph has a CCD detector of 4096 x 4096 15 micron pixels, the instrument throughout is 25% at 543 nm. Photometric observations also can be done with this telescope using the CCD photometer with a set of BVRI filters and CCD camera (1024 x 1024 pixels of 13 x 13 microns, thermoelectric cooling). | Spectroscopy and photometry of exoplanet-habouring stars and exoplanet transits. Stellar radial velocities. | http://mao.tfai.vu.lt/sci/en/for-scientist/application-for-observing-time/ | 170€/night | Service observations are available. | 6 nights | Up to 20 % | The data archive is available, but not publicly accessible yet. | The Observatory is operational. | Zvaigzdziu str. 12, Kulionys village, Moletai district., Lithuania | Guests rooms are available free of charge. | longitude: E 25 deg 33′ 48.0″ latitude: N 55 deg 18′ 57.5″ | Grazina Tautvaisiene | grazina.tautvaisiene@tfai.vu.lt | Sarunas Mikolaitis | sarunas.mikolaitis@tfai.vu.lt | |||||
5 | 35/51 cm | Maksutov-type. Field of view 11 deg. Can be operated remotely. | This large field-of-view telescope currently operates with a CCD photometer and a set of BVRI and Vilnius photometric system filters. | Search and photometry of asteroids, comets; exoplanet transits and stellar variability and asteroseismology | 70€/night | 18 nights | Up to 50 % | The data archive is available, but not publicly accessible yet. | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Kryoneri Observatory | National Observatory of Athens | Greece | http://kryoneri.astro.noa.gr | Kryoneri Observatory (established in 1972) is located in the district of Corinth in the northern Peloponnese at the top of Mount Kyllini, at an altitude of 930m, close to Kryoneri village. It is equipped with a 1.2 m Cassegrain reflector telescope manufactured and installed in 1975 by the British comany Grubb Parsons Co., Newcastle. In 2016, the telescope was upgraded in the framework of the ESA program NELIOTA, to monitor the lunar surface for impacts of near-earth objects. | 1.2 m | Cassegrain reflector | A fast-frame imager consisting of two sCMOS Andor Zyla 5.5 cameras is installed at the prime focus of the telescope, offering the ability to record a target simultaneously in two different wavelength bands (see Xilouris et al. 2018, A&A, 619, 141) | Monitoring of the lunar surface and of near-earth objects when the Moon is not visible | Flexible, but April and October are preferable. | 350€/night | Service observations can be arranged, depending on availability of staff, for collaborative projects and campaigns | 4 nights | Up to 20% | The Observatory is operational. | Mount Kyllini, Corinth, Greece (close to Kryoneri village). | Guest room for two observers available. | 37˚ 58' 19" N, 22˚ 37' 07" E | Alceste Bonanos | bonanos@astro.noa.gr | Manolis Xilouris | xilouris@astro.noa.gr | ||||||
7 | Skalnate Pleso Observatory | Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | Slovakia | https://www.astro.sk/l3.php?p3=spo | The Observatory was stablished in 1943 near the Skalnate Pleso ('Rocky Lake') at the altitude of 1786 m. There is a modern vacuum coating device, which enables to deposit thin reflecting layers on the mirrors serving for the two 1.3 m and 61 cm telescopes. | 1.3 m | Nasmyth-Cassegrain telescope (Astelco GmbH, Germany), f/8.3, fully automated instrument with an active optics system on a fast slewing alt-azimuth fork mount. | Echelle spectrograph of the MUSICOS type in the Nasmyth foci, resolving power R=35000, f/4, spectral range 425-720 nm, limiting magnitude: SNR=15 for V=11 star in 15-minute exposure FLI Proline 2kx2k, 15x15 μm pixels, field of view 12'x12', UBVRI (Bessell) and 3 cometary narrow-band filters centred at 365 nm, 3/7 nm, and 525 nm | Imaging and photometry of asteroids, comets, exoplanet transits etc. | Applications are accepted continuously. | N/A, however only collaborative projects are accepted. | Service observations are available for collaborative projects and campaigns | N/A | Collaborative observing projects and campaigns are welcome by the local astronomers. | No public data archive available yet. | The telescope is operational. | Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, P. O. Box 18, 059 60 Tatranská Lomnica, Slovak Republic | Accomodation at the observatory or headquarters at Tatranska Lomnica (need to contact our director) | Longitude: 20° 14' 02" East, Latitude: 49° 11' 22" North, Altitude: 1786 m | Marek Husarik | mhusarik@ta3.sk | Zuzana Kanuchova | pipovci@gmail.com | |||||
8 | 61 cm | Newtonian reflector, f/4.3, automated | SBIG ST 10 XME CCD camera, 2184x1472 chip, 6.8x6.8 μm pixels, field of view 19'x13', UBVRI (Johnson) filters | Imaging, photometry | N/A, howevwer only collaborative projects are accepted. | Service observations are available for collaborative projects and campaigns | N/A | Collaborative observing projects and campaigns are welcome by the local astronomers. | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Faulkes Telescope Project (Las Cumbres Observatory, LCO) | Faulkes Telescope Project, UK (access to global network) | https://lco.global/ https://lco.global/astronomers/ | LCO’s one-of-a-kind, worldwide network of robotic telescopes (currently 2 x 2m; 9 x 1m; 10 x 0.4m). The ability to make continuous astronomical observations over periods of several days. LCO are able to do this because they operate multiple telescopes, while located at sites all around the world, are connected via the internet and centrally controlled to act as a single scientific instrument. Faulkes Telescope Project can provide access to the LCO network for around 50 hours/year for EPN24 – as the network is robotic, time is allocated and “spent” in units of hours, rather than nights. FTP has around 550 hours/year of 2m time on the LCO network, and can access the 1m and 0.4m networks by “exchanging” this time at a rate of 1 hr of 2m = 2 hrs of 1m = 5 hrs of 0.4m time. Additional time on the LCO network (beyond the 50hrs committed in the EPN24 proposal may be possible through discussion with Paul Roche. | 2 m | Two robotic telescopes | CCD camera Intermediate dispersion spectrograph | Imaging, spectroscopy | https://observe.lco.global | 700£/hour | No service obs. | 4 hours | For Europlanet activities that we can link with education, free of charge. 50 hours of 2m time/year available to EPN24 users free of charge. | All data from the LCO facilities are stored with a 1-year proprietary period for professional users, but data obtained with the FT allocation of time is available to all users with an FT account as soon as they are uploaded. | Some sites currently closed, but Maui and Siding Spring (2m instruments) still operational | N/A | N/A | Anna Hourihane | anna.hourihane@faulkes-telescope.com | |||||||||
10 | 1 m | Nine robotic telescopes | CCD camera NRES (radial velocity) high resolution spectrograph | Imaging, spectroscopy | 350£/hour | No service obs. | 4 hours | Some free (50 hrs/year) | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 40 cm | Ten robotic telescopes | CCD camera | Imaging | 175£/hour | No service obs. | 4 hours | Some free (50 hrs/year) | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Tartu Observatory | University of Tartu, Tartu Observatory | Estonia | https://kosmos.ut.ee/en | Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu is located about 20 km away from Tartu city in a small village Tõravere. Some light pollution might be percepted sometimes. Weather in Estonia is not very good for observations. Usually, some 80-90 nights per year are useable. On the other hand, we can offer very flexible scheduling, including service mode observations. Major upgrade of the 1.5 m telescope is foreseen in 2021-2023, to higher spectral resolution, and with photometric and polarimetric mode added. | 1.5 m | Reflector AZT-12 for spectroscopy | Cassegrain focus long-slit spectrograph (wavelengths 360-1000 nm, resolution 600 - 11000 | Spectroscopy | Flexible | Service observations are available | 8 nights | Preferably a few nights for collaborative projects. Depending alsao on weather conditions. | The data archive is available, but not publicly accessible yet. | Open, no special regulations | Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere, EE61602, Tartu county, Estonia | Cheap guest rooms available in the main building of the observatory at advance booking | Latitude 58.265481 longitude 26.467034 | Laurits Leedjärv | laurits.leedjarv@ut.ee | Anna Aret, Tõnis Eenmäe | anna.aret@ut.ee, tonis.eenmae@ut.ee | ||||||
13 | 60 cm | Reflector Zeiss 600 | CCD photometer (field of view 12.7x12.7 arcmin, Johnson-Cousins BVRI filters) | Photometry | Flexible | 50€/night | Service observations are available | 16 nights | Preferably a few nights for collaborative projects. Depending alsao on weather conditions. | The data archive is available, but not publicly accessible yet. | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 30 cm | Robotic telescope RAITS | CCD photometer (field of view 37x37 arcmin, Johnson-Cousins BVRI filters, Halpha and luminance filters) | Photometry | Flexible | 50€/night | Service observations are available | 16 nights | Preferably a few nights for collaborative projects. Depending alsao on weather conditions. | The data archive is available, but not publicly accessible yet. | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Danish 1.54 m telesope at ESO La Silla Observatory | Copenhagen University, Niels Bohr Institute | Denmark | https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/danish154/ | The Danish 1.54-metre telescope, built by Grubb–Parsons, has been in use at La Silla since 1979. It was completely overhauled in 1993 and is now equipped with the Danish Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera instrument. In 2006, astronomers using a network of telescopes scattered across the globe, including the Danish 1.54-metre Telescope, discovered an exoplanet only about five times as massive as the Earth, and circling its parent star in about ten years (eso0603). | 1.54 m | The telescope has a mirror of 1.54m and is equipped with a standard CCD camera, a high-speed EMCCD camera, and a high-resolution, high-speed CMOS camera under construction. Remotely operated. | CCD camera: field of view of 13x13 arc minutes and a pixel size of 0.4". It has a filter wheel with standard filters EMCCD camera: field of view of 45"x45 and a pixel size of 0.09". It is a dual colour camera with long-pass red and visual filter. | Imaging, photometry | uffegj@nbi.ku.dk | 350€/night | For collaborative projects | 4 nights | Time sharing with other programmes is welcome. | ESO, La Silla Observatory | Latitude: -29° 15' 40.20" S Longitude: -70° 43' 52.79" W | Uffe Graae Jorgensen | uffegj@nbi.ku.dk | ||||||||||
16 | Beacon Observatory | University of Kent | United Kingdom | http://astro.kent.ac.uk/Beacon_observatory/index.html | We provide standard pipeline data reduction for all data obtained with the observatory (dark, bias, flat-field correction; astrometry; photometry; stacking if required). Typical weather conditions allow observations on about 12 nights per month, typically for about half the night. Please note that the observatory is supporting the HOYS citizen science project which usually runs a co-ordinated observing campaign for 4-6 weeks in August each year, and hence during this period we are usually not able to commit a large amount of nights for other projects. | 43 cm | Astrograph from Planewave, remote controllable | 4kx4k Peltier cooled CCD equipped with a BVriHalpha filter set. The pixel size is 0.956". The FoV is about 1x1 square degree. Due to vignetting, the usable FoV is a circle with one degree diameter. Typical seeing conditions are between 2.5" and 5". | Imaging, photometry | email df@star.kent.ac.uk | 10 £/hour | Service obs. for 20£/hour; free of charge for collaborative projects / reciprocal observations | 30 hours | Time sharing with other programmes is welcome. | No public data archive available except a public webserver dedicated to the HOYS project where participants can upload their images and the resulting photometry is available for download (see http://astro.kent.ac.uk/HOYS-CAPS/) | Fully open and running remote controlled | University of Kent, Ingram Building, Canterbury CT2 7NH, UK | N/A for remote, service observations, there is on campus accomodation if needed | 51.296633° North; 1.053267° East; Elevation 69m | Dirk Froebrich | df@star.kent.ac.uk | Tim Kinnear | T.M.Kinnear@kent.ac.uk | |||||
17 | Observatorio del Teide | Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias | Spain | http://research.iac.es/OOCC/; https://www.iac.es/en/observatorios-de-canarias/telescopes-and-experiments/iac80-telescope | Located in Izaña (Tenerife) at 2390 metres above sea level with perfect astroclimate conditions. | 82 cm | The IAC-80 telescope has an equatorial German mount, with an effective focal ratio of f/11.3 and a primary mirror of diameter 82 cm. | The instrumentation is installed at the Cassegrain primary focus. The IAC80's common-user instrumentation is a 4kx4k e2V 231-84 CCD into a Cryotiger 1100 with a field of view equivalent to almost 16x16 arcminute. Filter wheel with 12 positions is available. Possibility of advanced macros for quasi-robotic observations. The data is offered corrected by bias and flat-field and astrometrized. | The IAC80 is an ideal telescope for long-term programmes or for collaborations with other telescopes. | http://research.iac.es/OOCC/iac-cat-iac80-tcs-ogs-sara-lco/ | 800€/night | Service observations are available | 2 night | None. | Carr. del Observatorio del Teide, 38591 Güímar, Tenerife, Spain | https://www.iac.es/en/observatorios-de-canarias/teide-observatory/services | Latitude 28°18'04" N, Longitude 16°30'38" W | Alex Oscoz Abad | aoscoz@iac.es | Javier A Licandro Goldaracena | jlicandr@iac.es | |||||||
18 | Telescopio Abierto Robótico network (TAR) | 45 cm | CCD camera | Photometry | aoscoz@iac.es | N/A | Service observations are available | N/A | Several nights. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Calar Alto Observatory | Junta de Andalucía and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía | Spain | https://www.caha.es http://www.caha.es/CAHA/Telescopes/1.2m.html | The Observatory is located at the altitude of 2158 m at the Sierra de Los Filabres (Andalucía, Southern Spain) north of Almeria, the place with very good astroclimate conditions. | 1.23 m | The 1.23m telescope at Calar Alto Observatory is a refractor with 9.807 m of focal length an f/ratio of 1.8 and a field of view of 90’. The telescope can be operated remotely with some restrictions. | (a) the DLR-MKIII camera for deep sky images in the visible with 4k x 4k pixels and a field of view of 21.4’x21.4’, and (b) the PlanetCam UPV/EHU instrument designed for high-resolution lucky imaging of the planets in the visible and short wave infrared (0.4-1.7 m). This instrument requires observations in collaboration with the UPV/EHU team that designed the camera. | Photometry; exoplanet transits with the PlanetCam instrument (in collaboration with the instrument PI A. Sánchez-Lavega e-mail: agustin.sanchez@ehu.eus) | Flexible. coords@caha.es | 500€/night | Not available. | 2 night | None. | Own public archive where all data are uploaded each morning. Additionally, data are sent to SVO (Spanish Virtual Observatory). 1.23m telescope is used in remote mode, so the observers normally transfer data via ftp. | Sierra Filabresin Almeria (Spain), 1 hour driving distance from Almeria, Taxi from airport reserved from the Observatory staff (way and return): 140 EUR (approx.) | Residence at the observatory & canteen. Costs per person: 30 EUR/night + 20 EUR per day (meals). | Latitude = +37°13.5’, Longitude = 2°32.5’ | Jesus Aceituno | aceitun@caha.es | Santos Pedraz | pedraz@caha.es | ||||||
20 | Lisnyky Observation Station | AO KNU | Ukraine | http://www.observ.univ.kiev.ua | The main task of the Observatory telescopes is monitoring of selected comets and asteroids and specific phenomena. During 2016-2018, 12442 observations of 225 comets (9191) images and 177 asteroids with known numbers (2141 images) and 89 new asteroids (1110 images) were obtained at the Lisnyky Observation Station. Seven new asteroids were discovered from which the MPC officially confirmed the discovery priority of 2 asteroids. For the last 5 years, Kiev comet station is the first among 413 observatories in the world by the number of positional observations of comets. However, these images are also suitable for photometric studies, since they are calibrated with observations of standard stars. | 70 cm | D=0.7m, F=2.83m, D/F=1/4 | CCD detector in direct focus: FLI 4710MB, 1024x1048px and UBVRI filters. The scale is 0.95"/px, field of view is 16.2x16.7' | Astrometric and photometric observations of small bodies in the solar system | Applications are accepted continuously. | 50€/night | for collaborative projects and observing campaigns | 18 nights | up to 10 nights | Observational data can be made public through the ftp-server of the connected university. | Sposterezhna Stantsiya, Lisnyky, Kyiv region, 08172 Ukraine | There is observer lounge. | 50.297798, 30.524645 | Igor Lukyanyk | igor.lukyanyk@gmail.com | Alena Mazgova | alenamzgova@ukr.net | ||||||
21 | Chuguev Observatory | Institute of Astronomy of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University | Ukraine | http://www.astron.kharkov.ua | Chuguev Observatory is located in 70 km southeast from Kharkiv city (MPC code is 121). The 70 cm telescope is the main instrument that is used for photometrical observations of main-belt and near-Earth asteroids, and Jupiter Trojans. Observations are aimed to study physical properties of asteroids, including long-term programs on phase-magnitude dependencies, search for binaries and the YORP effect. | 70 cm | The AZT-8 telescope is used for photometry in the Newtonian focus (2.8 m, f/4). | The 70-cm telescope is equipped with the back-illuminated CCD camera FLI ML47-10 (a FOV 16'x16') and standard Johnson-Cousins BVRI filters mounted in the Newtonian focus (f/4). | The telescope is regulary used for photometry of asteroids. | Applications are accepted every month. | 50€/night | Service observations are available. | 18 nights | about 10 nights | The observatory does not have an accessible data archive. However, they can made data accessible via the university's ftp server. | Sumska Str. 35, Kharkiv 61022, UKRAINE | There is a lodge for observers and guests. | 49°38'27"3, 36°56'09"1 | Yurij Krugly | krugly@astron.kharkov.ua | Irina Belskaya | irina@astron.kharkov.ua | ||||||
22 | Terskol Peak Observatory | International Center for Astronomical, Medical and Ecological Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IC AMER) | Ukraine | http://terskol.com | During 2016-2018 in the frame of the MPC program, about 100 images of observed comets and 700 asteroids were obtained with the Zeiss-600 telescope on Peak Terskol Observatory. this telescope is actively involved in the ground support program of the GAIA project. The Zeiss-600 telescope is located in the Caucaus mountains at an altitude of 3122 m, which allows to measure the position and obtain photometrical data of objects up to 20 mag | 60 cm | Telescope Zeiss-600 (D=0.6m, F=7.2 m, D/F=1/12) operates in Cassegrain focus | CCD detector SBIG-1001, 1024x1024 px; the CCD scale is 0.61"/px, field of view is 10.3'x10.3'; UBVRI filters. The time service based on GPS technology provides the time points of the mechanical shutter with an accuracy better than 1 μs. | The telescope is used for astrometric and photometric observations of small bodies of the Solar System and Gaia objects. | Applications are accepted continuously. | 70€/night | Service observations are available. | 12 nights | up to 10 nights | The observatory has an archive from which data can be obtained on request. | Observations are conducted. | 27 Zabolotnogo Str., 03143, Kyiv, Ukraine | There is a hotel for observers and guests. | 43°16′29″ , 42°30′03″ | Galyna Butenko | butenko@mao.kiev.ua | Arkadii Bondar | arctur.ab@gmail.com | |||||
23 | 2 m | Telescope Zeiss-2000. Main mirror: D = 2м, F=5,6м Richi-Cretien :F = 16м, field of view - 1.18o Cuide : F = 72м, field of view - 5’. | Low-resolution spectrograph, CCD camera | The observation schedule is formed over six months | 250 €/night | 4 nights | 2-3 nights | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Konkoly Observatory | Research Centre for Astronom and Earth Sciences | Hungary | https://www.konkoly.hu/index_en.shtml | The Observatory is located at the height above the Baltic sea level of 959.61m. | 1 m | Ritchey-Crétien-Coudé reflector, focallength 13500 mm, fieldof view45’, filters:BVRI, ugriz and clear; recording down to +22 magnitude; fast reaction operation | CCD camera (4kx4k): Princeton Instruments VersArray: 1300B camera, EMCCD camera with the camera housing; Filters: UBV(RI)c filter set, Strömgren filter set, H-alpha filter, SII and red continuum filter | Astrometry, occultations, photometry | Flexible | 150 €/night | Service observations can be arranged, depending on availability of staff, for collaborative projects and campaigns | 6 nights | up to 10% | The observatory is operational. | H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly Thege Miklós út 15-17. | Guestrooms are availble | +47°55'04"2; +19°53'44"1 | Akos Kereszturi | kereszturi.akos@csfk.mta.hu | Krisztan Sarneczky | sarneczky.krisztian@csfk.mta.hu | ||||||
25 | 80 cm | Ritchy-Crétien, focuse reduktor (f/7), computer guidance, robotized | 2kx2k FLI CCD (15μ pixel size, 18' x 18' field of view), liquid+ elecronic cooling, Sloanu, g, r, i, z + Johnson B,V filters | Astrometry, photometry | Flexible | 100 €/night | 8 nights | up to 10 % | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Rozhen Observatory | Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observarory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | Bulgaria | http://nao-rozhen.org/ | The Observatory is located about 230 km from Sofia, in the south of Bulgaria, in the Rhodope mountain, at an altitude of 1750 m. Recent upgrades include recoating of the reflecting layer of the 2-meter mirror, and of the primary and secondary mirrors of the 60-cm telescope. An update of the control system of the 2-m telescope was performed in 2018. The facilities of NAO include also a residence, laboratories, and a mechanical workshop. | 2 m | Ritchey-Chrétien-Coude | Observations with the focal reducer and in direct RC focus are carried out with ANDOR iKon-L BEX2-DD and ANDOR iKon-L E2V 42-40 CCD cameras (2048×2048 pixels, 13.5×13.5 μm size). The coudé-spectrograph is equipped with ANDOR Newton 940 CCD camera (2048×512 pixels, 13.5×13.5 μm size). The éshelle-spectrograph is equipped with ANDOR iKon-L BEX2-DD CCD camera (2048×2048 pixels, 13.5×13.5 mm size). A conference room for about 50 people is suitable for small conferences, meetings, schools. All participants in such events can be accommodated in observatory. A stable Internet connection is available everywhere in the territory of the observatory. | Spectroscopy, photometry and photometry | Access to observing time is made by submitting an application. The time limits for submission are: March 20 for the period September 1 – February 28 and September 20 for period March 1 – August 31. | 1500€/night | Service observations are not available | N/A | Free of charge nights are only possible in the presence of scientific cooperation. | The observatory is currently implementing an automated system for storage and archiving of observations. For now, observations made with the 50/70cm- and 2m-telescope are available through WFDB (http://www.wfpd.org). | 72 Tsarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., Sofia, bulgaria | All observers may be accommodated at the Observatory free of charge. | Longitude: 1h 38m 58s, Latitude: 41° 41' 48", Altitude: 1750 m | Evgeni Semkov | esemkov@astro.bas.bg | Nikola Petrov | nip.sob@gmail.com | ||||||
27 | 60 cm | Cassegrain | CCD camers FLI PL 9000 (3056×3056 pixels, 12×12 μm size) | Photometry | 250€/night | Service observations are not available | N/A | Free of charge nights are only possible in the presence of scientific cooperation. | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 50/70 cm | Schmidt | CCD camera FLI PL 16803 (4096×4096 pixels, 9×9 μm size) | Photometry | 250€/night | Service observations are not available | N/A | Free of charge nights are only possible in the presence of scientific cooperation. | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre | Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA) | Spain | http://www.cefca.es/observatory/description | The Observatory is located 1957 m above the sea level and is particularly defined for carrying out large sky surveys. | 80 cm | JAST/T80 is an 80cm, F#4.5 telescope with a german-equatorial mount and a Ritchey-Chrétien optical configuration. The focal plane corresponds to a Cassegrain layout with a field corrector of 3 spherical lenses of fused silica in the range 115 – 140mm. The distance between M1 and M2 is 0.83m, and the back focal distance is 160mm. FoV 1.7 deg (110mm) with full optical performance, reaching the 2.0 deg (130mm) diameter with a slight vignetting (< 1%). | CCD 9.2k x 9.2k and a set of 12 broad, intermediate and narrow band filters. | Imaging, photometry | http://oajweb.cefca.es/observingtime/applying_observing_time | 240€/hour | Service observations by OAJ exclusively. | 6 hours | The CEFCA data center, UPAD, at the city of Teruel, allows to process and storage the data gathered. | The observatory is located at El Pico del Buitre close to the village Arcos de las Salinas (Teruel). | N/A | 40° 02' 28.67'' North, 01° 00' 59.10'' West | Antonio Marin Franch | amarin@cefca.es | Jesus Varela | jvarela@cefca.es | |||||||
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