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TÜBİTAK National Observatory
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TÜBİTAK National Observatory (Turkish: 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.
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![]() TÜBİTAK National Observatory at Bakırtepe, Antalya Province, Turkey | |||||||||||
Organization | Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey | ||||||||||
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Observatory code | A84 ![]() | ||||||||||
Location | Bakırtepe, Antalya, Turkey | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°49′27″N 30°20′8″E | ||||||||||
Altitude | 2,450 m (8,040 ft) | ||||||||||
Established | 1997 ![]() | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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There are five telescopes installed in Bakırtepe:
- RTT150 - Russian-Turkish 1.5-m Telescope (formerly AZT-22) (2001)[1][2]
- T100 (ACE RC1.0) - 1.0 m Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (2009)[3]
- T60 (OMI RC06) - 0.6 m Ritchey–Chrétien telescope (2008)[4]
- YT40 (Meade LX200GPS) - 0.4 m Schmidt–Cassegrain telescope (2006)[5][6]
- ROTSEIIID Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment[7]