Observatory (AbAO) is a “classical” observatory founded in 1932. The official name of the observatory is Evgeni Kharadze Georgian National Observatory.
Location: long. = 42.819444 E, lat. = 41.754167, alt. = 1600–1650 m.

🔭 The Telescope

In the framework of GRANDMA consortium, 70 cm Meniscus telescope and 150 cm telescope will be used for observations:

T-70 Meniscus telescope: Targets → GWs, GRBs, SNe. Altitude 1610 m. Diameter 700 mm, focal length 2460 mm, PL4240 CCD camera, B,V, and R, filters, FOV 30′×30′, readout 10 sec. Limiting magnitude R~18 (1 min exposure).

T-150 Telescope: Targets → GWs, GRBs, SNe. Diameter 150 mm, Ritchey-Chrètien (ASA AZ1500 f6) CCD Camera Andor iKon-XL 230, FOV 38′, Filters: JC: U,B,V,R,I filters; Sloan/SDSS: u,g,r,i,z. Limiting magnitude r~20 mag (1 min exposure)

👥 Team

V. Aivazyan (AbAO), R. Inasaridze (AbAO), N. Kochiashvili (AbAO)