List of Wide-Field Plate Archives (Version 2.5)
WFPDB Instrument Identifier Location of the Archive Observatory Time Zone East Longitude Latitude Altitude Clear Aperture Mirror Diameter Focal Length Scale Type Field Size Years of Operation P/F Number of Direct Plates Arch. Type Number of Sp. Plates Arch. Type Quality Astronomer in Charge
Site Country Name Site Country h o ' o ' m m m m "/mm o from to
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
ODE015B Odessa Ukraine Odessa Odessa Ukraine +3 30 45.5 46 28.6 60 . 0.15 . 0.72 286 Cam 18.0 1957 . . 11430 : T . . . V.Karetnikov
ODE020 Odessa Ukraine Odessa Odessa Ukraine +3 30 45.5 46 28.6 60 . 0.20 . 0.50 413 Cam 24.0 1957 . . 11430 : T . . . V.Karetnikov
OND001A Ondrejov Czech.Republic Ondrejov Ondrejov Czech Rep. +1 14 47.0 49 54.6 530 . 0.01 . 0.03 6876 FEC 180.0 1975 . . 3649 . T . . A J.Borovicka
OND001B Ondrejov Czech Republic Ondrejov Ondrejov Czech Rep. +1 14 47.0 49 54.6 530 . 0.01 . 0.03 6876 FEC 180.0 1976 . . 2415 . T . . A J.Borovicka
OND004A Ondrejov Czech Republic Ondrejov Ondrejov Czech Rep. +1 14 47.0 49 54.6 530 10x 0.04 . 0.18 1146 Cam 36.0 1955 1977 . 10060 . TC . . A J.Borovicka
OND004B Ondrejov Czech Republic Ondrejov Ondrejov Czech Rep. +1 14 47.0 49 54.6 530 13x 0.04 . 0.18 1146 Cam 36.0 1958 1975 . 16060 . C . . A J.Borovicka
OND008 Ondrejov Czech Republic Ondrejov Ondrejov Czech.Rep. +1 14 47.0 49 54.6 530 . 0.08 . 0.36 573 Cam 38.2 1960 . . . . . 13400 T A J.Borovicka
PAL046 Palomar USA CA Palomar Mt. Palomar USA CA +8 -116 51.8 33 21.4 1706 . 0.46 0.66 0.91 227 Sch 10.0 . . F 10000 : C . . . C.Shoemaker
PAL122 Palomar USA CA Palomar Mt. Palomar USA CA +8 -116 51.8 33 21.4 1706 . 1.22 1.83 3.07 67 Sch 6.7 1947 . . 30000 : TC . . B R.Brucato
POZ012 Poznan Poland Poznan Poznan Poland +1 16 52.7 52 23.8 85 . 0.12 . 0.53 389 Cam 13.0 1946 1970 . 797 . T . . . K.Kurzynska
POZ020 Poznan Poland Poznan Poznan Poland +1 16 52.7 52 23.8 85 . 0.20 . 3.00 69 Rfr 3.5 1947 . . 934 . T . . . K.Kurzynska
POZ030 Poznan Poland Poznan Poznan Poland +1 16 52.7 52 23.8 85 . 0.30 . 1.50 138 Ast 6.9 1947 . . 1200 . T . . . K.Kurzynska
PUL010 Pulkovo Russia Pulkovo Pulkovo Russia +3 30 19.6 59 56.3 75 2x 0.10 . 0.71 300 Ast 15.0 1953 . . 3000 . TC . . B N.Bronnikova
PUL034 Pulkovo Russia Pulkovo Pulkovo Russia +3 30 19.6 59 56.3 75 . 0.34 . 3.46 60 Ast 2.0 1893 . . 17000 . TC . . B N.Bronnikova
PUL065 Pulkovo Russia Pulkovo Pulkovo Russia +3 30 19.6 59 56.3 75 . 0.65 . 10.00 20 Rfr 0.7 1960 . . 18600 . TC . . B N.Bronnikova
ROB070 Pulkovo Russia Cerro el Roble Cerro el Roble Chile -4 -71 01.2 -32.58.9 2220 . 0.70 0.98 2.10 98 Men 4.9 . . . . . . . . . N.Bronnikova
TAR023 Pulkovo Russia Tarija St. Tarija Bolivia -4 -64 30.0 -21 37.5 2000 . 0.23 . 2.26 91 Ast 4.0 1975 . . 17000 .. TC . . B N.Bronnikova
RIG080 Riga Latvia Radio-Astroph. Obs. Riga Latvia +3 24 24.0 56 47.0 75 . 0.80 1.20 2.40 86 Sch 5.7 1969 . F 19000 . T 1700 T . A.Alksnis
ROZ200 Rozhen Bulgaria Rozhen Rozhen Bulgaria +2 24 45.0 41 43.0 1760 . . 2.00 16.00 13 RCr 1.0 1979 . . 1995 . C . . D K.Stavrev
OHP030 Saint Michel France Obs. de Haute-Provence Saint Michel France +1 5 42.8 43 55.9 655 . 0.30 0.41 0.60 347 Sch 7.7 . . F 5442 . T . . . P.Veron
OHP062 Saint.Michel France Obs..de.Haute-Provence Saint Michel France +1 5 42.8 43 55.9 655 . 0.62 0.90 2.08 99 Sch 4.4 . . . 7054 . T . . . P.Veron
SJO050 San Juan Argentina Felix Aguilar San Juan Argentina -3 -68 37.2 -31 30.6 700 . 0.50 . 3.41 55 Ast 6.0 . . . 6000 : T . . . C.Lopez
CAT033 Serra la Nave Italy Catania Serra la Nave Italy +1 14 58.4 37 41.5 1735 . 0.33 . 3.47 60 Ast 2.7 . . . 500 : T . . . S.Cristaldi
CAT044 Serra la Nave Italy Catania Serra la Nave Italy +1 14 58.4 37 41.5 1735 . 0.41 0.61 1.22 168 Sch 4.2 1967 . . 1000 . T . . . S.Cristaldi
SKA030 Skalnate.Pleso Slovakia Skalnate Pleso Skalnate Pleso Slovakia +1 20 14.7 49 11.3 1783 . 0.30 . 1.50 138 Ast 8.5 1965 . . 7000 . T . . B J.Svoren
SKA060 Skalnate Pleso Slovakia Skalnate Pleso Skalnate.Pleso Slovakia +1 20 14.7 49 11.3 1783 . 0.60 . 3.30 63 Rfl 2.0 1946 1964 . 4000 : . . . B J.Svoren
BYU053 Sofia Bulgaria Byurakan Byurakan Armenia +4 44 17.5 40 20.1 1500 . 0.53 0.53 1.83 113 Sch 5.0 1973 1981 . 150 . C . . A M.Tsvetkov
BYU100 Sofia Bulgaria Byurakan Byurakan Armenia +4 44 17.5 40 20.1 1500 . 1.00 1.50 2.13 97 Sch 4.0 1973 1981 . 400 . C 50 T A M.Tsvetkov
ESO040 Sofia Bulgaria ESO La Silla Chile -4 -70 43.8 -29 15.4 2347 . 0.40 . 4.00 52 Ast 2.2 1985 1991 . 100 . C . . A M.Tsvetkov
ROZ050 Sofia Bulgaria Rozhen Rozhen Bulgaria +2 24 45.0 41 43.0 1760 . 0.50 0.70 1.72 120 Sch 4.5 1979 . . 7335 . C 214 C D M.Tsvetkov
HAR008A Sonneberg Germany Harvard-Boyden St. Bloemfontein SAR +2 26 24.3 -29 02.3 1387 . 0.08 . 0.30 700 Cam 38.9 1959 1959 . 95 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
HAR020A Sonneberg Germany Harvard-Boyden St. Bloemfontein SAR +2 26 24.3 -29 02.3 1387 . 0.20 . 1.12 179 Ast 9.9 1959 1959 . 314 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
HAR025 Sonneberg Germany Harvard-Boyden St. Bloemfontein SAR +2 26 24.3 -29 02.3 1387 . 0.25 . 1.24 167 Ast 9.3 1959 1959 . 490 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
KOE040 Sonneberg Germany Koenigstuhl Heidelberg Germany +1 8 43.3 49 23.9 570 . 0.40 . 1.95 110 Ast 9.2 1957 1959 . 1184 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
PAZ030 Sonneberg Germany La Paz St. La Paz Bolivia -4 -66 07.5 -16 30.6 . . 0.30 . 1.50 138 Cam 11.5 1926 1929 . 915 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
POT040 Sonneberg Germany Potsdam-Babelsberg Potsdam Germany +1 13 04.0 52 22.9 107 . 0.40 . 5.50 38 Rfr 1.7 1917 1938 . 1436 . T . . A H-J.Braeuer
SON000A Sonneberg Germany Sonneberg Sonneberg Germany +1 11 11.5 50 22.7 640 . . . 0.18 1150 Cam 38.3 1950 1950 . 48 . C . . A H-J.Braeuer

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Last Update: 27-Aug-96

Author: Wide-Field Plate Database

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