Kiss György Observatory

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Kiss György Observatory

The observatory with the Ursa Major
Organization	Mira Astonomical Club
Location	HU 5931 Nagyszénás, Gádorosi út 24.  Hungary
Coordinates	46°40′22″N 20°40′07″E / 46.672667°N 20.668718°E / 46.672667; 20.668718Coordinates: 46°40′22″N 20°40′07″E / 46.672667°N 20.668718°E / 46.672667; 20.668718
Observing time	Every friday, 6pm
Established	~1983. (1983.)
Website	kgycsillagda.wordpress.com
Telescopes
300 mm Newton 200 mm Newton 120 mm Newton 100 mm Newton 80 mm Newton 50 mm Refracting
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The Kiss György Observatory is an observatory in Nagyszénás, Hungary.

History[]

It was grounded ca. 1980 by György Kiss, who was an amateur astronomer. When he died in 2000 István Zahorecz became the new director. Nowadays it has six telescopes: five reflecting and a refracting.

Directors[]

• György Kiss (~1980–2000)
• István Zahorecz (2000–2015)
• Andrásné Fődi (2015–2016)
• Tamás Sárkány (2016–2018)
• Andrásné Fődi (2018–)

See also[]

• List of astronomical observatories

References[]

External links[]

• History of the observatory (Hungarian)
• Official website (Hungarian)

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