Title

The special astrophysical observatory of the former academy of sciences of the ussr has the bta-6 (big telescope alt-azimuthal), the world's largest optical telescope, built in 1976, it is located near mt, pastukhova in the zelenchuk region of the northern caucasus.

Caption

The special astrophysical observatory of the former academy of sciences of the ussr has the bta-6 (big telescope alt-azimuthal), the world's largest optical telescope, built in 1976, it is located near mt, pastukhova in the zelenchuk region of the northern caucasus.

Date

Feb 01, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/Sovfoto/UIG

Reference

UMG20B06_426

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (7,9Mb) / 11,4in x 17,0in / 3431 x 5100 (300dpi)

Keywords

Big Azimuthal Telescope Large Altazimuth Telescope astronomy science Russian Soviet Union Russian Federation RF Zelenchuk telescope reflecting telescope Zelenchukskaya BTA 1990s USSR LOMO interior

Restrictions

Editorial use only.