Skalnaté pleso Observatory

Skalnaté Pleso Observatory

Observatórium Skalnaté pleso (Skalnaté Pleso Observatory) is an astronomical and meteorological observatory in Slovakia. It is located at an altitude of 1786 metres on south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica. It has IAU observatory code 056. The observatory is named after a nearby tarn Skalnaté pleso (literally "Rocky Tarn") .

The observatory produced the popular sky atlas Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens by A. Becvar.

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    Coordinates: 49°11′22″N 20°14′02″E / 49.1893805556°N 20.2338194444°E / 49.1893805556; 20.2338194444

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