Golovec - University of Ljubljana - Slovenia
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N 46° 02.659 E 014° 31.545
33T E 463307 N 5099081
The Observatory is located on the hill Golovec close to Ljubljana. Observations requiring dark skies are obtained at the Crni vrh observing station where two small automated telescopes equipped with state of the art systems for CCD photometry are loc
Waymark Code: WM20VR
Location: Slovenia
Date Posted: 08/17/2007
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Astronomers run university courses of astronomy for astronomers as well as physicists and primary and secondary school teachers. The Observatory has a public astronomical library. Research is in large part done in collaboration with the Astronomical Observatory of Padua . They have been recently observing at Asiago, Cananea, ESO, Liverpool Telescope, San Pedro Martir & and with JMU Liverpool Telescope and TNG on the Canary islands. Reseach interests include general relativity, active galactic nuclei, close stellar binary systems, stellar spectroscopy, pulsars, and telescope automation.
They are currently involved in planning of the spectroscope for the European Space Agency mission GAIA. They are also partners in the so far largest spectroscopic stellar survey of the Solar neighbourhood RAVE (RAdial VElocities) which uses the UK Schmidt telescope in Australia.
Observatory Purpose: Research
Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes
Radio Telescopes?: Yes
Active Observatory?: Active
Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 2
Site URL: [Web Link]
Solar Telescopes?: Not listed
Open to the Public?: Not listed
Is this a Club Observatory?: Not listed
Public Viewing Allowed?: Not listed
Year Dedicated or Opened: Not Listed
Altitude (meters): Not Listed
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