Abastumani Observatory

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 48 cm Cassegrain telescope will be used for observations:

Meniscus telescope (altitude 1610 m): Diameter 700 mm, focal length 2460 mm, PL4240 CCD camera, B,V,R,I filters, FOV 30′×30′, readout 10 sec. Limiting magnitude R~18 (1 min exposure).

Cassegrain telescope (altitude 1605 m): Diameter 480 mm, focal length 7715 mm, Apogee Alta KAF-16801E CCD, U,B,V,R,I filters, FOV 20′×20′. Limiting magnitude R~15 (1 min exposure).

👥 Team

V. Aivazyan (AbAO), S. Beradze (AbAO), R. Inasaridze (AbAO), N. Kochiashvili (AbAO), R. Natsvlishvili (AbAO), M. Vardosanidze (AbAO), G. Kapanadze (AbAO)