Hankasalmi Observatory Explained

Hankasalmi Observatory
Organization:Jyväskylän Sirius ry
Location:Hankasalmi, Finland
Coords:62.2547°N 26.5964°W
Website:http://murtoinen.jklsirius.fi/
Telescope1 Name:RC16
Telescope1 Type:40 cm Ritchey-Chrétien telescope
Telescope2 Name:RT300
Telescope2 Type:300 cm radio telescope

Hankasalmi Observatory (Finnish: Hankasalmen observatorio) is a remote-controlled astronomical observatory in Hankasalmi, Finland. It is owned and operated by astronomy club Jyväskylän Sirius ry. The observaory has a robotic 40 cm Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, an all-sky camera and a 3-meter radio telescope. The optical telescope is used mainly for pro-am research of variable stars and comets.

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