MPC observatory code 106
Longitude: 14o 04' 16" East; Latitude: 45o 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
Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)
Unfiltered image of comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), obtained on 2023 Sep. 3 (3h09-3h18UT) in twilight conditions, with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope and CMO. Exposure time was 10x30 seconds. Image scale is 1.7 arc sec/pixel. Some cirrus clouds interfered observations. Copyright © 2023 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

Periodic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
Unfiltered image of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks outburst, obtained in moonlight conditions on 2023 Sep. 2 (19h00-19h11UT) with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope and CMO. Exposure time was 10x60 seconds. Image scale is 1.6 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2023 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

Comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF)
Unfiltered image of comet C/2020 V2 (ZTF), obtained on 2023 Aug. 12 (2h09-2h28UT) with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope and CCD. Exposure time was 15 minutes (15x60 seconds). Image scale is 1.4 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2023 by H. Mikuz, �rni Vrh Observatory.

Periodic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
Unfiltered image of periodic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks outburst, obtained on 2023 Aug. 11 (19h45-20h04UT) with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope and CMO. Exposure time was 13x60 seconds. Image scale is 1.6 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2023 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.

Periodic Comet 2P/Encke
Unfiltered image of periodic comet 2P/Encke, obtained on 2023 Aug. 12 (1h44-2h03UT) with 60-cm, f/3.3 Deltagraph telescope. Exposure time was 15 minutes (15x60 seconds). Image scale is 1.2 arc sec/pixel. Copyright © 2023 by H. Mikuz, Crni Vrh Observatory.
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