Modra Observatory, Research observatory in Modra, Slovakia
The observatory spans 3.5 hectares within beech forests at 531 meters elevation, featuring an eight-meter dome with a sixty-centimeter Zeiss telescope and CCD camera.
Established in 1988, the observatory operates under Comenius University in Bratislava, conducting research through the Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth, and Meteorology.
The facility actively participates in education by supporting Master and PhD research projects while maintaining continuous meteorological observations for regional climate records.
Visitors can access the observatory via an asphalt road from the tourist area or hiking trails, with public visiting hours scheduled for Sundays between 14:30 and 16:30.
The observatory has discovered 175 numbered and 34 unnumbered asteroids, including two Near Earth Objects, and recorded Slovakia's first observation of a transiting extrasolar planet.
Location: Modra
Official opening: 1988
Elevation above the sea: 531.1 m
Operator: Univerzita Komenského
Opening Hours: Sunday 14:30-16:30
Phone: +421336475261
Website: http://daa.fmph.uniba.sk
GPS coordinates: 48.37327,17.27402
Latest update: March 18, 2025 07:52
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