The Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory is the main astronomical observatory of Azerbaijan, located in the mountains near the town of Shamakhi, at a high and clear site. It was founded around 1960 by the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences, and it was named after the medieval Azerbaijani scholar Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, who built the famous observatory at Maragha. Its largest instrument is a telescope with a mirror two metres in diameter, made in East Germany and installed in the 1960s. The observatory's work includes the study of stars, the Sun and galaxies, and it has been a regional centre for the training of astronomers. Shamakhi had been a centre of learning in earlier centuries too.
Before and after
- 1960Construction of Aswan Dam
- 1960Construction of Tho Xuan Airport
- 1960Founding of Eurocontrol
- 1960Construction of Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1960Construction of Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory
- 1960sThe Troubles
- 1960Founding of International Development Association
- 4 January 1960Founding of European Free Trade Association
- 4 January 1960Death of Albert Camus
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