Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory

Śródmieście, Poland

The Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw (Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego) is an institute that conducts research and teaching in astronomy. The Observatory provides astronomy classes for bachelor master, and doctorate students. Student telescope activities take place at the observing station in Ostrowik. The scientific research is conducted in a wide range of topics including two main observing projects that are long-term optical sky surveys: OGLE and ASAS. Both these surveys take sky images using dedicated telescopes located at the Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. Scientific staff takes part in large astrophysical collaborations, both ground-based (H.E.S.S, CTA, and LIGO/VIRGO) and satellite (Planck and Gaia).

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