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Kiss György Observatory

Coordinates: 46°40′22″N 20°40′07″E / 46.672667°N 20.668718°E / 46.672667; 20.668718
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Kiss György Observatory
The observatory with the Ursa Major
OrganizationMira Astonomical Club
LocationHU 5931 Nagyszénás, Gádorosi út 24.
 Hungary
Coordinates46°40′22″N 20°40′07″E / 46.672667°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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The Kiss György Observatory is an observatory in Nagyszénás, Hungary.

History

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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

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

See also

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