Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory

The Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory (TSHAO, TSAO, or Tien Shan Observatory, observatory code: N42) is an astronomical observatory located in the Tien Shan Mountains at 2,800 meters (9, 200 feet) altitude, 30 kilometers south of the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan. It was assigned to the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (GAISh) until the collapse of the Soviet Union. The observatory is a state-owned scientific institution that belongs to the Astrophysical Institute after V.G. Fesenkov. It is often used for photometric investigations of variable stars in the Milky Way, eclipsing systems.

Observatory data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).