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_427
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
58,4Mb (9,1Mb) / 15,0in x 15,1in / 4500 x 4536 (300dpi)
Keywords
Big Azimuthal Telescope astronomy science mountains clouds Russian Soviet Union Russian Federation RF Zelenchuk telescope reflecting telescope Zelenchukskaya 1980s BTA Large Altazimuth Telescope
Restrictions
Editorial use only.