Skalnaté pleso Observatory

Skalnate Pleso observatory
Skalnaté pleso Observatory
Alternative namesSkalnate pleso observatory
Observatory code 056 
LocationVysoké Tatry, Poprad District, Prešov Region, Slovakia
Coordinates49°11′22″N 20°14′02″E / 49.189381°N 20.233819°E / 49.189381; 20.233819
Altitude1,786 m (5,860 ft)
Established1943 
Websitewww.astro.sk/veda-a-vyskum/observatoria/observatorium-skalnate-pleso/,%20https://web.astro.sk/veda-a-vyskum/observatoria/observatorium-skalnate-pleso/
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The Skalnaté pleso Observatory (Slovak: Observatórium Skalnaté pleso; obs. code: 056) is an astronomical and meteorological observatory in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia. It is located at an altitude of 1,786 metres (5,860 ft) on the south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica. The observatory is named after a nearby mountain lake (Skalnaté pleso, literally: "Rocky Tarn").

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