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Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine

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The Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine comprise four historical observatories founded in the 19th and early 20th century. The four observatories are associated with two important achievements in astronomy, the development of a celestial reference coordinate system and the study of solar processes and their influence on Earth. These four sites are planned as part of a transnational property with observatories from several countries.
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Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine (ID: 5267)
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First published: 22/06/10.

Ian Cade

Astronomical Observatories Of Ukraine

Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine (On tentative list)

Astronomical Observatories of Ukraine by Ian Cade

After a little bit of scouting I discovered that one of these Observatories was located in a leafy part of central Kiev, so decided to head there for a bit of a picnic and a potentially pre-emptive tick on my list of visited sites. From looking at pictures on Google Earth I already knew that there was not going to be a huge amount at the observatory. When we finally arrived we found out there was really not that much to see. We were greeted by a rather large dog and what we took to be a caretaker. He was very friendly and gave us a quick tour of the site, lasting about 10 minutes. There was a rather bemused Ukrainian camera crew there filming us, so who knows maybe I have 'starred' on Ukrainian TV by now. I have to admit that there was not a huge amount for the non specialist to see but some of the instruments and computers in the observatory looked pretty antique, and my friend was impressed by their small selection of Soviet camera's and lenses.

The Observatory was set on the Kiev meridian, however due to light pollution it is now not used that much. I would be surprised if this became a WHS, but maybe the other observatories in the Ukraine are more of interest. If you want to visit this one it is located on Vorovskogo str. right behind the City Park Hotel (take the ramp next to the front of …

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