Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University)

Public shows at Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University): Yes

University observatory with small planetarium; tours by arrangement. Check the official site for the current schedule and tickets before you go.

A planetarium show is the one astronomy outing that clouds and city lights cannot cancel. Most public shows run 30 to 50 minutes; live shows, where a presenter flies the sky to tonight's planets and constellations, are the best preparation for a night at a dark site. Shows often sell out on weekends and school holidays.

86 Pushkin St., Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan 150000. Phone +7 7152 494042.

Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University) has a 6 m (20 ft) dome and 30 seats

That makes it a small dome, typical of schools, colleges and portable shows. The largest planetarium domes in the world are about 35 m across; a classroom dome is 5 to 8 m.

Its projection system is the Yes, a digital fulldome system that can fly the audience through the solar system as well as show the night sky.

How dark the real sky is outside Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University)

Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University) has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Planetariums sit in towns, so the dome shows the sky the street outside cannot; the dark sky places nearby show the real one.

Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University) among the planetariums of Kazakhstan

Pink dots are planetariums, green dots observatories open to the public, squares dark sky places and diamonds star parties; select one for its page. See Planetariums in Kazakhstan for the full list.

The coordinates on this page point to town center of Petropavlovsk (approximate): 54.873°N, 69.143°E.

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Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University)

No dark sky place, public observatory, club or star party on the list is near Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University).

Petropavlovsk Astrophysical Observatory (North Kazakhstan University) record

From the site's planetariums dataset (planetariumsglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.