Crni Vrh Observatory

MPC observatory code 106
Longitude: 14^o 04' 16" East; Latitude: 45^o 56' 45" North; Altitude: 726 m
First Published November 10, 1995

Crni Vrh Observatory is operated by a group of dedicated observers. We run a Comet and Asteroid Search Program named PIKA after a Slovene acronym. For that purpose, we designed and built a 0.6-m, f/3.3 Cichocki telescope (named after B. Cichocki). It is custom made, advanced technology, wide-field imaging system, designed for sky survey applications. Since 2004, it operates as a remote robotic telescope. It nightly scans the sky and returns new discoveries of small Solar System bodies, which sometimes threaten our home planet Earth. Recent software upgrade enable us also discovery of distant cosmic explosions such as supernovae, Gamma Ray Bursts and variable stars. See also our 2 minute video presentation and recent updates of the PIKA project.

2000 and 2010 Shoemaker Grant Recipient

Last Images

	Periodic Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Image of periodic comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, obtained on 2024 Dec. 27 (3h23-4h02UT) with 20-cm, f/4 Quattro astrocamera and CMOS. Image is a composite of 20x120 second exposures. Image scale is 3.0 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

	Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) False color unfiltered image of comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), obtained on 2024 Dec. 6 (20h31-20h38UT) with with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope. Exposure time was 6x1 minute (6 minutes total). Image scale is 1.16 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

	Comet C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) Image of comet C/2022 E2 (ATLAS), obtained on 2024 Dec. 21 (17h58-18h29UT) with 20-cm, f/4 Quattro astrocamera and CMOS. Exposure time was 30 minutes (11x60 seconds). Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

	Comet C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) False color unfiltered image of comet C/2022 E2 (ATLAS), obtained on 2024 Dec. 21 (21h26-21h40UT) with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope. Exposure time was 11 minutes (11x60 seconds). Image scale is 2.32 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2024 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

Light Pollution	Night Sky Phenomena	Old DSLR Gallery

Drustvo temno nebo Slovenije

Astronomska revija Spika	Portal v vesolje	Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomska revija Spika		Prevod v slovenscino

Observer's Support

Comets

	HORIZONS Ephemeris Generator
	CARA Comet Data Archive

Comet Observers Database (COBS)

Observatories/Observing Programs

	Astronomy Astrophysics at Univ. of Ljubljana
	Astronomical Observatory Golovec
	Rezman Observatory

Metrics and plots from MPEC service.

	MPEC Watch

Asteroids and comets

	IAU Minor Planet Center
	Sky Coverage
	The NEO Confirmation Page
	Possible Comet Confirmation Page
	NEO Rating Page
	Comets in Need for Recovery
	MPC Ephemeris Service
	New Object Ephemeris
	Minor Planet Checker
	NEA Observation Planning Aid
	MPC Database Search
	Identification of satellites from astrometric positions
	MPC Animations Page
	Impact Effects Calculator
	On-line Find_Orb

	Sun and Moon Data 2025 (for Ljubljana)

News

	Fireball with afterglow (Nov. 30, 2024)


	Fireball with about 50 minut afterglow duration was recorded near zenith on 2024 Nov 30th at 22:11:25UT +/-30s, with the all-sky color camera. More ...

	Fireball with afterglow (Nov. 07, 2024)


	Fireball with about 30 minut afterglow duration was recorded over the East on 2024 Nov 7th at 17:27:54UT +/-30s, with the all-sky color camera. More ...

Crni Vrh Observatory Online

Last Polar Sequence Image

Extinction and Sky Brightness

Panoramic camera

Comet Observation Database

Bright Comets Collection

C/1995 01 (Hale-Bopp)

C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)