Tourist attraction
National Astronomical Observatory

The complex is located in the beautiful countryside of the mountain ridge near Mount Rozhen in the Central Rhodopes. The complex is located in the beautiful countryside of the mountain ridge near Mount Rozhen in the Central Rhodopes. It consists of several buildings - towers, which are mounted telescopes, a complex of buildings, meteorological station and the small chapel of the Holy Spirit. " It is managed by the Institute of Astronomy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Besides the incredible panoramic view from the Observatory tourists can watch the sky and stellar bodies in the 80-ton telescope, one of the few such telescopes in the world of high-end and affordable for ordinary citizens. Observant next season is only from August 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012, the deadline for application is March 20, 2011 On September 15, 2010 did Bulgarian astronomers have seen a unique phenomenon. They found a burst of star formation process under observation with a telescope of National Astronomical Observatory Rozhen. Such registration of early explosion of a star is the first time in world history.

NAO is well equipped to conduct scientific meetings, training courses and schools with small (up to 30-40 participants) format. It is built and Visitor Center with 18-inch telescope demonstration, lecture hall and museum collection. Beneath the 2-m telescope to conduct lectures and demonstrations for individual tourists and organized. Visits are made every day in groups of 6 to 25 people, a time of 10 to 16 hours in winter (1.10. - 30.3.) And from 10 to 17 hours in summer. Entry is accompanied speaker at every hour, but does not include surveillance outside the observation period.