Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
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| Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory | |
Panoramic view of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory
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| Organization | National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan |
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| Data sources | 2 m Carl Zeiss Jena reflector AZT-8 photoelectric telescope AST-452 meniscus telescope Zeiss-600 telescope |
| Data products | Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Circular of the Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory |
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Website
http://www.shao.az/ |
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The Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory (Azerbaijani: Nəsirəddin Tusi adına Şamaxı Astrofizika Rəsədxanası) is located in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, on the northern-eastern slope of the Pirqulu mountain, at an altitude of 1,435 m. Construction of the observatory began in 1958 in then Azerbaijan SSR and officially opened on January 13, 1960.[1]
During the Soviet period, the observatory measured the light polarization of Comet d'Arrest.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Brief History. Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ (Russian)Бронштэн, В.А.. Появления комет в 1976 г. Астрономический календарь 1978 г.. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
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