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Ulugh
Beg Astronomical Institute (UBAI) of the Uzbek Academy
of Sciences is the oldest scientific institution not
only in Uzbekistan but in the whole Central Asia as
well. It was founded as Tashkent Astronomical observatory
in 1873 and reorganized to UBAI in 1966. It was known
as an important astrometric center of the FSU. The photographic
plate collection obtained with the Normal astrograph
installed in Tashkent in 1895 and continued up to the
mid of the 80s of the last century with Kitab double
astrograph made by Zeiss
is one of the richest in the world. Since the end of
the 19th century UBAI was involved to the International
Latitude Service. Kitab station of UBAI was one of five
stations of the ILS network. Today Kitab is hosting
the ground based beacon of the GPS satellite navigation
system.
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At present the researches carried
out in UBAI are mostly based on the observational data
obtained at Maidanak astronomical
observatory, located at a distance of 120 km south
of the famous historical city of Samarkand. It lies
on the spurs of the Pamir and Alai mountain system at
2700 m above the sea level. Maidanak observatory is
unique due to its geographical location at the mid distance
between the main astronomical facilities on the Canaries
and the Hawaii
as well as to its high quality atmospheric conditions.
It makes Maidanak a very critical site for continuous
monitoring of astrophysical objects.
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| Latest news |
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| International Workshop: Alpine hazard Remote Sensing and Modeling |
On June 12-13, 2023, an International Workshop was held at the Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (UBAI) on the application of innovative remote sensing technologies in the studies of mountain hazards (snow avalanches, landslides, rockfalls and debris flows) and glaciers.
The workshop was held within the framework of the Agreement between the UBAI and the WSL Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF to implement the UNIGE project «Snow avalanche hazard assessment in Uzbekistan applying multitemporal radar images and numerical models» and to expand cooperation in the fields of studies.
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| International Workshop «Alpine hazard Remote Sensing and Modeling» |
The Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences (UBAI) will bring together scientists from all professions and applications that deal with use of remote sensing data and modeling to study alpine hazards and glaciers. The Workshop will be held 12-13 June, 2023 in Tashkent. Due to ongoing collaborative works with scientists of the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and CERC in the frame of the UNIGE project “Snow avalanche hazard assessment in Uzbekistan applying multitemporal radar images and numerical models” and with the Remote Sensing Technology Institute of the DLR on using SAR data in glacier studies, the Workshop will aim to exchange knowledge and scientific opinions in the fields of studies in Europe and Central Asian region and expand close and fruitful collaboration between the scientific personnel and potential stakeholders that is important for future handling of natural hazards.
Received benefits from learning the experience of European institutions in mountain hazard remote sensing and modeling will allow reducing the natural risks and mitigate catastrophic consequences in Uzbekistan.
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| 2023-04-06 |
The Consortium Meeting was held at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 20 to March 24, 2023, in the framework of the ERASMUS+ SPACECOM Project «New study program in space systems and communications engineering».
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| Results of the seminar at the Astronomical Institute within the framework of the SPACECOM project |
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On February 10, 2023, a seminar was held at the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan as part of the Spacecom (Erasmus +) project, which was attended by students and teachers of six universities participating in the project: Tashkent University of Information Technologies, Ferghana Polytechnical Institute, Tashkent State Technical University, Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, Tashkent University of Information Technologies Karshi Branch, National University of Uzbekistan.
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| International Workshop IWRAG-2021 |
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On May 12-14, 2021, International Online Workshop on Relativistic Astrophysics and Gravitation, IWRAG-2021 is planned to be held in Tashkent together with the Institute of Astronomy of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
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| «Eyes» of Maidanak observatory looking for GW sources within GRANDMA network |
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The Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute (UBAI) team has been a part of the GRANDMA project since May 2019. UBAI uses two telescopes of its Maidanak astronomical observatory (MAO) for rapid observation of optical counterparts of gravitational wave events, a new way to observe violent phenomena as collision of neutron stars. Maidanak observatory is located at the south-east of the Republic of Uzbekistan in a mountain area with ~2600 m above sea level (66°54 E, 38°40 N). The MAO of the UBAI, due to its location, has a high-quality ‘astroclimate’ — with up to 90% of the nights clear during the summer with median seeing of 0.69 arcsec. Coupled with its unique location, MAO is very attractive for involvement in observing programs requiring uninterrupted monitoring of celestial objects.
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| 2019-06-26 |
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Poncelet Closure Theorem - интерактивная иллюстрация
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