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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instanceOf astronomical observatory
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
spectrographic equipment
hasHeritageStatus important scientific and cultural site of Armenia
hasTelescope 0.5 m Cassegrain reflector
0.5 m Schmidt telescope
1 m Schmidt telescope NERFINISHED
2.6 m Cassegrain reflector
solar telescopes
hosts astronomy schools and workshops
international conferences
knownFor Byurakan surveys of galaxies and stellar objects NERFINISHED
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
extragalactic astronomy
galaxy evolution
stellar populations
stellar spectroscopy
region Aragatsotn Province NERFINISHED
researchContribution catalogs of blue stellar objects
classification of galaxies with ultraviolet excess
studies of active galactic nuclei
studies of stellar associations
specialProgram First Byurakan Survey NERFINISHED
Second Byurakan Survey NERFINISHED
website http://www.bao.am

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