Crimean Astrophysical Observatory

[ krahy-mee-uhn as-troh-fiz-i-kuhl uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee ]

noun

1. an astronomical observatory near Simferopil, in southern Ukraine, having a 102.4-inch (2.6-meter) reflecting telescope.

Example Sentences

C/2019 Q4 was discovered on 30 August by an amateur astronomer, Gennady Borisov, working from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Bakhchysarai.

From BBC

It was noticed by the amateur stargazer Gennady Borisov on 30 August at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Bakhchysarai.

From BBC

The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchny is one of many institutes in Crimea that will now be taken over by the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From Nature

The Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchny, part of the University of Kiev, is one of around 100 science centres that are transferring to the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From Nature

Alla Rostopchina, director of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, says that it was an immediate decision to request admission to the Russian Academy of Sciences.

From Nature