The Pik Terskol Observatory
in the northern Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia.
Operated by the International Center for Astronomical, Medical, and Ecological Studies, Kiev, Ucraine.
The Pik Terskol and the Terskol glacier
The way up to the observatory
Dome of the Zeiss 2m telescope and the Elbrus
Morning shadows of the observatory
Sunset with clouds from the Black Sea
Startrails around the dome of the 2m telescope
Snow in winter and the dome of a 60cm telescope
The observers dormitory on the right hand side.
Evening dawn and the set of comet Hale-Bopp
The 2m telescope
Inside the 2m telescope
The Two Channel Focal Reducer instrumentation
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Astro-Pictures
Coordinates:
Altitude:
43
o
13' E
43
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16' N
3100m
MPAe collaboration
Caucasus
Caucasus Map
Telescopes
View from satellite
Current weather
© all photographs
taken by
Sven Kohle and Till Credner
