ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory

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ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory
ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Gözlemevi

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ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory in 2012
Organization Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Location Radar Tepesi, Ulupınar, Çanakkale, Turkey
Coordinates 40°05′57″N26°28′29″E / 40.09917°N 26.47472°E / 40.09917; 26.47472 Coordinates: 40°05′57″N26°28′29″E / 40.09917°N 26.47472°E / 40.09917; 26.47472
Altitude 410 m (1,350 ft)
Established May 19, 2002
Website physics.comu.edu.tr/english/caam
Telescopes
T-122 Cassegrain-Nasymth telescope
IST-60 Cassegrain telescope
T-40 (Meade LX200) Schmidt–Cassegrain
T-30 (Meade LX200) Schmidt–Cassegrain
T-20 (Meade LX200) Schmidt–Cassegrain
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Location of ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory
ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Gözlemevi
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The ÇOMÜ Ulupınar Observatory (UPO) (Turkish : Ulupınar Gözlemevi) is a ground-based astronomical observatory, which was established in 2001 and formally opened on 19 May 2002. It is also known as Çanakkale Observatory or the University Observatory. The Ulupınar Observatory is part of the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ) Faculty of Science and Arts. [1]

Turkish language Turkic language (possibly Altaic)

Turkish, also referred to as Istanbul Turkish, is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around ten to fifteen million native speakers in Southeast Europe and sixty to sixty-five million native speakers in Western Asia. Outside Turkey, significant smaller groups of speakers exist in Germany, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested that the European Union add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state.

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University is a Turkish public research university located in Çanakkale (Dardannelles) province and its surrounding towns. It is a member of the Balkan Universities Network, The European University Association (EUA), International Association of Universities (IAU) and hosted the World Universities Congress 2010.

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The observatory is located at an altitude of 410 m (1,350 ft) on the southern slope of the Radar Tepesi in Ulupınar village 10 km (6.2 mi) south-east of downtown Çanakkale and 5 km (3.1 mi) from the university's main campus. The observatory and its research center premises include a library, a workshop, a classroom, a conference hall and living quarters for night observing astronomers. [1]

Ulupınar Observatory began its activity with a donated 0.40m telescope. It has expanded to a facility having seven telescopes operated by 30 scientists. There are three computer-controlled optical telescopes with several other instruments including the biggest telescopes in Turkey, among them a 1.22m telescope made in Germany. There is also an automated meteorological station fully active at the observatory. [1]

Optical telescope telescope which is used to focus light from the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum

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Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

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Telescopes

T-122
Nasmyth telescope

The Nasmyth telescope, also called Nasmyth–Cassegrain or Cassegrain–Nasmyth, is a reflecting telescope developed by James Nasmyth. It is a modified form of a Cassegrain telescope, with light reflected sideways before reaching the primary mirror again.

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IST-60
Istanbul University Turkish university located in Istanbul

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Cassegrain reflector type of telescope reflector

The Cassegrain reflector is a combination of a primary concave mirror and a secondary convex mirror, often used in optical telescopes and radio antennas, the main characteristic being that the optical path folds back onto itself, relative to the optical system's primary mirror entrance aperture. This design puts the focal point at a convenient location behind the primary mirror and the convex secondary adds a telephoto effect creating a much longer focal length in a mechanically short system.

T-40
Meade LX200

The Meade LX200 is a family of commercial telescopes produced by Meade Instruments launched in 1992 with 8" (20.32 cm) and a 10" (25.4 cm) Schmidt–Cassegrain models on computerized altazimuth mounts. Two larger models, a 12" (30.48 cm) and a 16" (40.64 cm), quickly followed. The original version was later informally named the "classic" LX200 as newer upgraded versions replaced it. The first of these was the LX200GPS, which featured global positioning system electronics. A 360 mm (14 in) LX200GPS was later added to the line.

Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope

The Schmidt–Cassegrain is a catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.

T-30 (two pieces)
T-20
SSP-5 Photoelectric photometer

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Güler, Mehmet (2012-05-17). "Ulupınar Observatory making strong contributions to Turkish astronomy". Today's Zaman . Retrieved 2013-02-20.


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