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The Zelenchuk 6m Telescope (BTA) of the USSR Academy of Sciences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

B.K. Ioannisiani ,
E.M. Neplokhov ,
I.M. Kopylov ,
V.S. Rylov  and
L.I. Snezhko
B.K. Ioannisiani
Affiliation:
Leningrad Optical Mechanical Cooperative (LOMO), USSR
E.M. Neplokhov
Affiliation:
Leningrad Optical Mechanical Cooperative (LOMO), USSR
I.M. Kopylov
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, USSR AS
V.S. Rylov
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, USSR AS
L.I. Snezhko
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, USSR AS

Abstract

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A description is given of the alt-azimuth mounted 6-meter telescope (BTA) installed in the North Caucasus at an altitude of 2070m above sea level and about 40km to the south of Zelenchukskaya village. Some details of the BTA instrumentation and the local astroclimate are also reported.

Type
Section I: Optical Telescopes, Existing And Planned
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 67: Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes , 1982 , pp. 3 - 9
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982