Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory

Byurakan observatory

Byuakan observatory located on the slope of mount Aragats, in the village Byrakan. That is huge complex from soviet era.

Byurakan observatory

Byuakan observatory located on the slope of mount Aragats, in the village Byrakan. That is huge complex from soviet era.

Very interesting excursion and stargazering!!!

During the tour we learned a lot of very interesting things about stars and space and details about research process. At night we enjoyed awesome observation of moon, stars and planets by telescope.

Very interesting excursion and stargazering!!!

During the tour we learned a lot of very interesting things about stars and space and details about research process. At night we enjoyed awesome observation of moon, stars and planets by telescope.

Superb

So lucky. I've been hosted a couple of days in an astronomic space observatory from the soviet era, on the slope of Mt Aragats. Still working but half abandoned, it's a gorgeous mix of Kubrick's Shini...