Armenia's national astronomical observatory, founded in 1946 on the slopes of Mount Aragats by the astronomer Viktor Ambartsumian, who used it to study young stellar associations and active galaxies. It remains the leading center of astronomical research in the South Caucasus.
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Observatory TypeNational astronomical observatory operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences 1 MeasuresDiscoveries of stellar associations, flare stars, supernovae, Herbig-Haro objects, cometary nebulae and galaxies including the Markarian survey galaxies 1 Operating PrincipleBest known instrument is a 1 meter Schmidt telescope used for a wide field objective prism survey method to find galaxies by their spectra 2 Classification
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an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences
History section
Founded in 1946 by Viktor Hambardzumyan
Discoveries section
stellar associations (1947), more than 1,000 flare stars, dozens of supernovae, hundreds of Herbig-Haro objects and cometary nebulae, hundreds of galaxies.
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main telescope is a 2.6 m Cassegrain reflector
In Group: Optical Observatories of Asia and the Middle East, Lead sentence
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory (Armenian: Բյուրականի աստղադիտարան, romanized: Byurakani astghaditaran) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences.
Operated By: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Article text: operator
The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory (Armenian: Բյուրականի աստղադիտարան, romanized: Byurakani astghaditaran) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences.
View the Source2. Telescope Tourism, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (Bill Keel, University of Alabama)
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The best-known telescope at Byurakan is probably the 1-meter Schmidt telescope used for the objective-prism survey begun by B.M. Markarian.
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