Štefánik's Observatory

Štefánik's Observatory (Czech: Štefánikova hvězdárna, obs. code: 541) is an astronomical observatory on Petřín hill in the center of Prague founded 1928 and named after Slovak astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Nowadays the observatory specializes above all in popularization of astronomy and related natural sciences.

Štefánik's Observatory
Štefánik's Observatory
Named afterMilan Rastislav Štefánik 
Observatory code 541 
LocationPrague 1, Hradčany, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°04′52″N 14°23′54″E
Altitude321 m (1,053 ft)
Location of Štefánik's Observatory
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Technology

The main telescopes of the observatory are a double refractor by Zeiss after the Viennese selenographer König placed in the main dome (bought in 1928) and a Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope installed in the western dome in 1976. The eastern dome of the observatory is only being used for scientific observations and since 1999 equipped with a 40 cm mirror telescope by Meade.

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