TÜBİTAK National Observatory

TÜBİTAK National Observatory
TÜBITAK Ulusal Gozlemevi

TÜBİTAK National Observatory at Bakırtepe, Antalya Province, Turkey
Organization	Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
Code	A84
Location	Bakırtepe, Antalya, Turkey
Coordinates	36°49′27″N 30°20′8″E / 36.82417°N 30.33556°ECoordinates: 36°49′27″N 30°20′8″E / 36.82417°N 30.33556°E
Altitude	2,450 m (8,040 ft)
Website	www.tug.tubitak.gov.tr
Telescopes
RTT150 Cassegrain T100 (ACE RC1.0) Ritchey–Chrétien T60 (OMI RC06) Ritchey–Chrétien YT40 (Meade LX200GPS) Schmidt–Cassegrain ROTSEIIID Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment

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.

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]

References

1. "RTT150 Teleskobu" (in Turkish). TUG-TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
2. "RTT150 Russian-Turkish 1.5-m Telescope". Head Iki. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
3. "T100 Teleskobu" (in Turkish). TUG-TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
4. "T60 Teleskobu" (in Turkish). TUG-TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
5. "YT40 Teleskobu (2006-2008)" (in Turkish). TUG-TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
6. "LX200 Series". Meade Instruments. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
7. "ROTSEIIID Teleskobu" (in Turkish). TUG-TÜBİTAK. Retrieved 2013-02-18.