TheCrimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO,obs. code:095) is located at Nauchnij research campus, near the Central Crimean city ofBakhchysarai, on theCrimean peninsula. CrAO is often called simply by its location and campus name,Crimea–Nauchnij, still ranks among the worldwide most prolific discovery sites forminor planets.[2]
CrAO has also been publishing theBulletin of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory since 1947, in English since 1977. The observatory facilities (IAU code 095) are located on territory of settlement ofNauchnyi since the mid-1950s; before that, they were further south, nearSimeiz. The latter facilities still see some use, and are referred to as theCrimean Astrophysical Observatory–Simeiz (IAU code 094).
A view to the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and Nauchnij from the nearby place called "Скалы" ("The Rocks"). Observatory domes seen above the line of horizon are (from left to right) 2.6-m ZTSHtelescope, 1.25-m AZT-11telescope, and BST-1Solar telescope.
The large optical 2.6-metre Shajn telescope is named afterGrigory Shajn(left); The 122-cmBabelsberg telescope and the BST-1Solar telescope(middle); Rally for the rescue of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 2013(right).
^ab"Minor Planet Discovery Sites".Minor Planet Center. 16 November 2016. Retrieved30 November 2016.The following table lists the total number of discoveries made at each of the most prolific discovery sites, arranged in decreasing order of number of discoveries.
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