Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science
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The Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS; Russian: Специальная Астрофизическая Обсерватория) is an astronomical observatory, set up in 1966 in the USSR, and now operated by the Russian Academy of Sciences. Based in the Bolshoi Zelenchuk Valley of the Greater Caucasus near the village of Nizhny Arkhyz, the observatory houses the BTA-6 and RATAN-600, an optical and radio telescope, respectively. The two instruments are about 20 km (12 mi) apart.
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Alternative names | Special Astrophysical Observatory |
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Observatory code | 115 |
Location | Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia |
Coordinates | 43°38′49″N 41°26′26″E |
Website | www |
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