🔭 Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory

Azerbaijan · Asia · 40.78°N, 48.60°E

Quick facts

Country	Azerbaijan
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	40.78°N, 48.60°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	4,540 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+3:15 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 03:19, sets 13:39 — 10 h 21 min of daylight

Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory is located in Azerbaijan, in Asia.

Closest observatories

Byurakan Observatory — 369 km away, in Armenia
Georgian National Astrophysical Observatory — 495 km away, in Georgia
Erbil Observatory — 589 km away, in Iraq
ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory — 589 km away, in Russia
Eastern Anatolia Observatory — 635 km away, in Turkey

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

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