Byurakan Observatory
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Byurakan Observatory is a major astronomical research center in Armenia, renowned for its contributions to the study of galaxies, stellar populations, and active galactic nuclei.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Byurakan Observatory canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory
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research institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BAO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Viktor Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| altitude | about 1400 m ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| contributesTo | astronomical education in Armenia ⓘ |
| country | Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Viktor Ambartsumian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchive | Byurakan Survey plates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Viktor Ambartsumian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
photographic plate archive
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spectrographic equipment ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important scientific and cultural site of Armenia ⓘ |
| hasTelescope |
0.5 m Cassegrain reflector
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0.5 m Schmidt telescope ⓘ 1 m Schmidt telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ 2.6 m Cassegrain reflector ⓘ solar telescopes ⓘ |
| hosts |
astronomy schools and workshops
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international conferences ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byurakan surveys of galaxies and stellar objects
NERFINISHED
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Markarian survey of galaxies with UV excess NERFINISHED ⓘ discovery of Markarian galaxies ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 40.33 N ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Byurakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | village of Byurakan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slope of Mount Aragats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 44.28 E ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Byurakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Academy of Sciences of Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryResearchField |
active galactic nuclei
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extragalactic astronomy ⓘ galaxy evolution ⓘ stellar populations ⓘ stellar spectroscopy ⓘ |
| region | Aragatsotn Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchContribution |
catalogs of blue stellar objects
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classification of galaxies with ultraviolet excess ⓘ studies of active galactic nuclei ⓘ studies of stellar associations ⓘ |
| specialProgram |
First Byurakan Survey
NERFINISHED
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Second Byurakan Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | http://www.bao.am ⓘ |
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