Rozhen Observatory

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Rozhen Observatory

Large Telescope Dome of the Rozhen Observatory
Organization Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Location Near Chepelare, Bulgaria
Coordinates
Altitude 1759 m
Website
NAO-Rozhen
Telescopes
Ritchey-Chretien-Coude telescope 200 cm
Cassegrain telescope 60 cm Cassegrain reflector
Schmidt telescope 50/70 cm
Solar Coronagraph telescope 15 cm

Rozhen Observatory (Bulgarian: Национална астрономическа обсерватория "Рожен", НАО-Рожен - NAO-Rozhen) is a Bulgarian astronomical observatory, located 90 km south of the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The nearest town, Chepelare, is 15 km away. It is owned and operated by the Institute of Astronomy of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The Observatory is the largest in Eastern Europe and has an active team of about 50 astronomers. It is the principal center for astronomical research in Bulgaria.[citation needed]

Telescopes
  • 200 cm Ritchey-Chretien telescope (supplied with Coude focus)[1]
  • 60 cm Cassegrain telescope
  • 50/70 cm Schmidt camera
  • 15 cm Solar telescope

WASP-3c & TTV

Transit Timing Variation (TTV), a variation on the transit method, was used to discover an exoplanet WASP-3c by Rozhen Observatory, Jena Observatory, and Toruń Centre for Astronomy. [2]

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nao-rozhen.org/telescopes/fr_en.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news-DS-Planet-Hunting-Finding-Earth-like-Planets-071910.aspx "Planet Hunting: Finding Earth-like Planets"
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