The Kiss György Observatory is an
observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...
in
Nagyszénás
Nagyszénás is a large village in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary.
Main sights
* "Park" Bath of Nagyszénás
* Kiss György Observatory
* the Evangelist Church
* the Our Lady Catholic Church
Geography
I ...
, Hungary.
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–)
See also
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List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in ...
References
External links
History of the observatory (Hungarian)Official website (Hungarian)
Astronomical observatories in Hungary
Buildings and structures in Békés County
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