Press Release

NAS RA V. Ambartsumian Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO)
Press release 23.10.2023

SEMINAR ON THE REPAIR AND TRANSFORMATION OF THE OBSERVATORY’S LARGEST TELESCOPE

On October 23, yet another seminar was held at the Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO), dedicated to the work of the BAO observational instruments. The speaker was Alexey Grave, the senior engineer of the BAO who presented the results of the work carried out on the largest telescope of the Observatory.

Throughout this year, repair and re-equipment work was undertaken, as a result of which it was possible to bring the telescope to the testing condition. Maintaining and operating large scientific instruments demands significant investments, but despite limited resources, the BAO Directorate is committed to maximizing the efficient use of the Observatory’s observational capabilities. Notably, the 2.6m, 1m, and 0.5m telescopes of the Schmidt system, along with the 48cm telescopes of the Cassegrain system, are already fully operational. In addition, a new CMOS digital receiver has been deployed on the 2.6m telescope.

Meline Asryan