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The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory ( CrAO, obs. code: 095) is located at Nauchnij research campus, near the Central Crimean city of Bakhchysarai, on the Crimean peninsula. CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name, Crimea–Nauchnij, still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites for minor planets.
Crimean astrophysical observatory 298409, Crimea, Bakhchisaray, p. Nauchny tel./fax: +7-36554-71161
Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, a major astronomical observatory, located at Nauchny and Simeiz in Crimea, Ukraine. It was established in 1908 as a branch of the Pulkovo Observatory (near St. Petersburg) and houses modern optical reflecting telescopes with diameters of 1.20 and 2.65 metres (3.94.
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Simeiz Observatory (also spelled Simeis or Simeïs) was an astronomy research observatory until the mid-1950s. It is located on Mount Koshka, Crimea, territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia [1] , by the town of Simeiz . Part of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, it is currently used for laser based studies of the orbits of satellites .
General information. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory RAS (CrAO RAS) was founded in 1945 as an institution of the USSR Academy of Sciences on the basis of the Simeiz Branch of the Pulkovo Observatory established in 1908. The main part of the observatory is located in Nauchny (about 14 km from Bakhchisaray) at an altitude of 600 m above sea level.
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