Observatory Vsetín
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Template:Short description Template:More citations Template:Expand Czech
The Observatory Vsetín (Template:Langx) was founded in 1950 by the local branch of the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society.[1]
Brief history
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
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
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Official web of Observatory Vsetín (only Czech)
Script error: No such module "Coordinates". Template:Portal bar Template:Authority control