TÜBİTAK National Observatory at Bakırtepe, Antalya Province, Turkey
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Organization | Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey | ||||||||||
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Code | A84 | ||||||||||
Location | Bakırtepe, Antalya, Turkey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°49′27″N 30°20′8″E / 36.82417°N 30.33556°ECoordinates: 36°49′27″N 30°20′8″E / 36.82417°N 30.33556°E | ||||||||||
Altitude | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) | ||||||||||
Website | www |
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RTT150 | Cassegrain |
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T100 (ACE RC1.0) | Ritchey–Chrétien |
T60 (OMI RC06) | Ritchey–Chrétien |
YT40 (Meade LX200GPS) | Schmidt–Cassegrain |
ROTSEIIID | Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment |
TÜBİTAK National Observatory (Turkish: TÜBİTAK Ulusal Gozlemevi, TUG) is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the TUG Institute of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Established in 1991, it is located at an altitude of 2,450 m (8,040 ft) in Bakırtepe, around 50 km (31 mi) west-southwest of Antalya in southern Turkey.
There are five telescopes installed in Bakırtepe: