Simeiz observatory

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Fine weather conditions - cloudlessness, dryness and transparence of the air played an important role in the history of Simeis. There was created an astronomic observatory. Some fundamental research, like the discovery of such a phenomenon as the star rotation by Academician G.A.Shain, the exploration of the isotopes of carbon in the stars brought to the scientists from Simeis world-wide appreciation. Great work was held to observe asteroids - small planets. Simeis scientists discovered more than a hundred of such heavenly bodies.

Two thirds of the century the astronoms were on watch on Mount Koshka. After the War when the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in the settlement Nauchny near Bakhchisaray was founded the observatory in Simeis stopped working. Now one of the branches of the system 'Intercosmos' functions there. It's an international experimental station of lazer observations of the artificial satellites.

With the help of lazer 'shots' and using a method of location the disposition of satellites can be determined exactly.They take photoes at the same time. Beneath white domes of the lazer station a parabolic aerial can be seen, with it's help in 1959 a picture of the dark side of the Moon was obtained for the first time. It was transmitted by the automatic interplanet station 'Luna-3'. Now this aerial is raising above Simeis as a monument of one of the stages in space exploration.

Simeiz observatory

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