Byurakan Observatory

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The Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, or Byurakan Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Armenian Academy of Sciences. It is located on the slope of Mount Aragats in the village of Byurakan in Armenia
Byurakan Observatory’s main telescope is a 2.6 m cassegrain reflector, along with a 1 and .5 m Schmidt camera as well as other smaller telescopes.
The First Byurakan Survey commenced in 1965 using the Schmidt telescope. It revealed 1500 galaxies with ultraviolet excess known as the Markarian galaxies.These galaxies are designated “”Markarian”” or “”Mrk”” followed by a number, for example Mrk 501.The Second Byurakan Survey started in 1978 looking for quasars, emission line galaxies and ultraviolet excess galaxies.

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