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Observatory
Timișoara Astronomical Observatory
OrganizationAstronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy
Location1 Axente Sever Square, Timișoara
Coordinates45°44′17″N 21°13′49″E / 45.73806°N 21.23028°E / 45.73806; 21.23028
Established7 December 1962 (1962-12-07)
Telescopes
Cassegrain300/1690 mm Zeiss
Coelostat100/2000 mm Zeiss
Timișoara Astronomical Observatory is located in RomaniaTimișoara Astronomical ObservatoryLocation of Timișoara Astronomical Observatory
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Timișoara Astronomical Observatory is a research institute in Timișoara, Romania, founded on 7 December 1962 by Ioan Curea [ro]. The scientific activity is coordinated by the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy, and the administrative activity by the local branch of the Romanian Academy.

The Astronomical Observatory building has a basement, a ground floor and the equatorial instrument hall covered with a rotating dome. The dome and the main instrument of the observatory were made with own resources, in Timișoara. The optical instruments placed on the equatorial mount are:

  • a Cassegrain telescope with a 300/1690 mm Zeiss mirror equipped with an SBIG CCD camera, used for naked-eye observations and CCD stellar photometry, and
  • a 100/2000 mm Zeiss scope.

Due to the development of Timișoara, the pollution and brightness of the night sky has increased, so the location of the observatory is no longer appropriate. It is desired to move it to Muntele Mic in Caraș-Severin County.

References

  1. "Observatorul astronomic din Timișoara, în paragină. Primăria vrea să-l aducă în proprietatea sa pentru a-l pune în valoare". Renașterea bănățeană. 29 May 2021.
  2. "Observatorul Astronomic". Academia Română – Filiala Timișoara.
  3. Deaconescu, Roxana (31 May 2021). "Și Universitatea de Vest cere Observatorul Astronomic din Timișoara, după primărie. Îl vrea deschis publicului". TION.
  4. Otiman, Păun, ed. (2016). Viața academică în Banat. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Române. p. 191.
  5. Both, Ștefan (18 June 2011). "Observatorul Astronomic din Timișoara va fi mutat. Rămâne în urmă o mină de aur". Adevărul.
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