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Coordinates: 47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E / 47.91806°N 19.89417°E / 47.91806; 19.89417
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47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E / 47.91806°N 19.89417°E / 47.91806; 19.89417

Piszkéstető Station
Named afterPiszkés-tető Edit this on Wikidata
Observatory code 461 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationPiszkéstető, Mátra Mountains, Hungary
Coordinates47°55′05″N 019°53′39″E / 47.91806°N 19.89417°E / 47.91806; 19.89417
Established1958 Edit this on Wikidata
WebsiteHungarian Academy of Scienses Konkoly Observatory
Telescopes
Schmidt telescope60/90/180
Cassegrain telescope50
RCC Telescope100
Piszkéstető Station is located in Hungary
Piszkéstető Station
Location of Piszkéstető Station
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The Piszkéstető Station or Piszkéstető Mountain Station is an observatory in Mátra Mountains, Hungary, first built in 1958. The station is a station of Konkoly Observatory, Budapest. It has IAU codes 461 (Szeged University) and 561 (Konkoly Obszervatórium). The observatory features three telescopes, a 1 m RCC Telescope since 1974, a 60/90/180 cm Schmidt telescope since 1962 and an 50 cm Cassegrain telescope since 1966.