The Črni Vrh Observatory is located in Western Slovenia, close to the village of Črni Vrh, near the town of Idrija (at coordinates ). The current observatory was built in 1985, and is at an altitude of 730 meters.

Regular astronomical observations started in 1975, at a small observatory that was equipped with home-made instruments was set up near the present site. The site is well above the inversion border much of winter, which enables undisturbed observations on many successive clear nights.

Much of the construction was done by volunteers.

Members of the Department of Physics, Astronomical Observatory, of the University of Ljubljana, also use the site for observations.

Telescopes

• 19-cm Automatic Comet Imaging Telescope
• 36-cm AIT Imaging System
• 60-cm Deltagraph Imaging System

References and links

• official site