THE TREASURES THE TREASURES OF PULKOVO OF PULKOVO

OBSERVATORYOBSERVATORY

Olga TsiopaOlga Tsiopa

St.-Petersburg, RussiaSt.-Petersburg, Russia

• Pulkovo Observatory was organized in Pulkovo Observatory was organized in 1839. 1839.

• It used to be called the astronomical It used to be called the astronomical capital of the world because of an capital of the world because of an exceptional precision of astrometrical exceptional precision of astrometrical observations.observations.

• The official name now is the Main The official name now is the Main Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GAO RAN)Academy of Sciences (GAO RAN)

““Children” of Pulkovo ObservatoryChildren” of Pulkovo Observatory

Crimean Astrophysical ObservatoryCrimean Astrophysical Observatory

Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (6 m Russian Academy of Sciences (6 m telescope and RATAN-600)telescope and RATAN-600)

Expeditions: Expeditions:

Ararat, Ordubad, The Pamirs (4300m ),Ararat, Ordubad, The Pamirs (4300m ),

Kislovodsk Solar Station, Nikolaev, Chile, Kislovodsk Solar Station, Nikolaev, Chile, BoliviaBolivia

PERESTROJKAPERESTROJKA

has astronomical consequences. has astronomical consequences.

Only Kislovodsk station was saved.Only Kislovodsk station was saved.

Dr.Guseva is restarting observations in Dr.Guseva is restarting observations in Bolivia.Bolivia.

Pulkovo observatory accepted scientists Pulkovo observatory accepted scientists from the closed Institute of Theoretical from the closed Institute of Theoretical Astronomy.Astronomy.

Robbing of the museum, fire in the Robbing of the museum, fire in the library.library.

Glass libraryGlass library

contains more than 30 000 plates starting contains more than 30 000 plates starting from 1893.from 1893.

400 are more than 100 years old.400 are more than 100 years old.

Digital catalogue of frames ( coordinates ofDigital catalogue of frames ( coordinates of

images) is available now.images) is available now.

The digital copy of the whole Pulkovo plate The digital copy of the whole Pulkovo plate collection is in preparation.collection is in preparation.