Observatory Vsetín

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Observatory Vsetín in 2024

The Observatory Vsetín (Template:Langx) was founded in 1950 by the local branch of the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society.[1]

Brief history

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Scientific equipment

  • Main telescope (Zeiss refractor, focal distance 3,000 mm, diameter 200 mm); includes equipment for observation of the Sun[2]
  • Guiding telescope (Zeiss refractor, focal distance 2,300 mm, diameter 120 mm)[2]
  • Viewfinder (diameter 90 mm, 3.2° field of view)[2]
  • BlackPearl (Newtonian reflector, focal distance 1,200 mm, diameter 150 mm); used for cometary photometry, retired in July 2008Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Newton (Newtonian reflector, focal distance 1,700 mm, diameter of primary mirror 300 mm); used for cometary photometry and occultation of stars[2]
  • CCD camera SBIG-ST7; used for cometary photometry, retired in 2012[2]
  • CCD camera G2-1600; replacement for SBIG-ST7, used for cometary photometry since 2012[2]

Scientific activities

  • CCD comets photometry
  • Lightning detection
  • Research of severe storms
  • Bulletin ATHENA

Popularization activities

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Directors

  • Oldřich Křenek from July 1950 to January 1955[1]
  • Tomáš Skandera from January 1955 to May 1971[1]
  • Josef Blažek from May 1971 to January 1973Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Template:Ill from January 1973 to unknown[1]

See also

References

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