TUBITAK National Observatory

Antalya, Turkey · built 1991

TÜBİTAK National Observatory (TÜBİTAK Ulusal Gozlemevi, TUG) is a ground-based astronomical observatory operated by the TUG Institute of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Established in 1991, it is located at an altitude of 2,450 m (8, 040 ft) in Bakırtepe, around 50 km (31 mi) west-southwest of Antalya in southern Turkey. There are five telescopes installed in Bakırtepe: RTT150 - Russian-Turkish 1.5-m Telescope (formerly AZT-22) (2001) T100 (ACE RC1.0) - 1.0 m Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (2009) T60 (OMI RC06) - 0.6 m Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (2008) YT40 (Meade LX200GPS) - 0.4 m Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope (2006) ROTSEIIID Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment

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