Nyrölä Observatory

Nyrölä Observatory
Organization Jyväskylän Sirius ry
Code 174
Location Nyrölä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Coordinates 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°E / 62.34222; 25.51306Coordinates: 62°20′32″N 25°30′47″E / 62.34222°N 25.51306°E / 62.34222; 25.51306
Altitude 200 metres (660 ft)
Website http://www.ursa.fi/sirius/nytt/nytt_info.html
Telescopes
unnamed 40 cm Meade LX200
unnamed 20 cm Meade LX200

Nyrölä Observatory (Finnish: Nyrölän observatorio) is an amateur astronomical observatory in Finland. It is owned and operated by the astronomical association Jyväskylän Sirius ry, and located in the countryside village of Nyrölä near Jyväskylä.

Discoveries: asteroid 22978 Nyrola that was the first asteroid discovered by Finnish amateur astronomers, Harri Hyvönen, Marko Moilanen and Arto Oksanen.

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.