Kiss György Observatory

The Kiss György Observatory is an observatory in Nagyszénás, Hungary.

Kiss György Observatory
The observatory with the Ursa Major
OrganizationMira Astonomical Club
LocationHU 5931 Nagyszénás, Gádorosi út 24.
 Hungary
Coordinates46.672667°N 20.668718°E / 46.672667; 20.668718
Observing timeEvery friday, 6pm
Established~1983. (1983.)
Websitekgycsillagda.wordpress.com
Telescopes
300 mmNewton
200 mmNewton
120 mmNewton
100 mmNewton
80 mmNewton
50 mmRefracting
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History

It was grounded ca. 1980 by György Kiss, who was an amateur astronomer. When he died in 2000 István Zahorecz became the new director. Nowadays it has six telescopes: five reflecting and a refracting.

Directors

  • György Kiss (~1980–2000)
  • István Zahorecz (2000–2015)
  • Andrásné Fődi (2015–2016)
  • Tamás Sárkány (2016–2018)
  • Andrásné Fődi (2018–)
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