Institute of Astronomy of

Kharkiv National University The Kharkiv University or Karazin University ( uk, Каразінський університет), or officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University ( uk, Харківський національний університет імені ...

, or Kharkiv Astronomical Observatory — is a scientific institution at Kharkiv University. The institution was founded in 1808 as the astronomy laboratory of the university, and in 1888, mainly due to the efforts of Gregory Levitsky, a fully equipped observatory in a separate house was created. At present, the main topics of scientific research at the observatory are the laws of light scattering by the surfaces of celestial bodies, small bodies of the Solar System, stellar catalogues and stellar dynamics, and gravitational lenses. The

Chuhuiv Observational Station Chuhuiv Observational Station (or Chuguev Observational Station) of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National University is an astronomical observatory founded in the early 1960s near the village of Ivanovka, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, ...

, where the institute's main astronomical instruments are located, is subordinate to the institute. The Institute also hosts Museum of Astronomy.

Directors

Grigori Levitski Grigori Levitski (27 October 1852 Kharkiv – 26 October 1918 St. Petersburg) was a Russian astronomer. In 1879 he graduated from St. Petersburg University. In 1880s he worked at Pulkovo Observatory. 1894-1908 he was the head of Tartu Observato ...

(1883—1894) *

Ludwig von Struve Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig von Struve (November 1, 1858 – November 4, 1920) was a Baltic German astronomer, part of the famous Baltic German Struve family. In Russian, his name is sometimes given as Lyudvig Ottovich Struve (Людвиг Отто ...

(1894—1917) *

Nikolai Yevdokimov Count Nikolai Ivanovich Yevdokimov (1804-1873) was a Russian infantry general who took part in the Russo-Circassian War. He played a very major role in the Circassian genocide The Circassian genocide, or Tsitsekun, was the Russian Empire's ...

(1917—1929) *

Nikolai P. Barabashov Nikolai Pavlovich Barabashov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Барабашо́в; March 30, 1894 – April 29, 1971) was a Ukrainian astronomer. Barabashov was born in Kharkiv, Kharkbv Governorate, Russian Empire. He graduated ...

(1930—1971) * Vladimir Yezerskiy (1971—1977) *

Vladimir Dudinov Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Uk ...

(1977—1993) * Vladimir Zakhozhay (1993—2004) *

Yuriy G. Shkuratov Yuriy G. Shkuratov (born 1952) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in the theory of light scattering by planetary surfaces. Corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (2012), winner of the State Prize of the Ukrainian ...

(2004—2014) * Vadym Kaydash (since 2014)

Noted scientists

Academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. In syst ...

s: *

( Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR) *

Vasily Fesenkov Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (13 January 1889 – 12 March 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist. Biography He was born in Novocherkassk. After graduating from the Kharkov University (1911) he entered the Sorbonne, where he defended a di ...

( Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR) Corresponding members: *

( NAS of Ukraine) Winners of

State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology The State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology is an annual award given by the President of Ukraine for accomplishments in science and technology. It is given for one of four categories: outstanding scientific research in the humanities, soc ...

: * 1986:

Dmitriy G. Stankevich Dmitriy G. Stankevich (born 1956) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in computer modeling of light scattering by regoliths of planets and the Moon, as well as in digital processing of astronomical images. Winner of the State Prize of the Ukra ...

Victoria Tsvetkova Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychel ...

* 2010:

Irina Belskaya Irina Belskaya (born 1958) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in spectroscopy and polarimetry of Small Solar System bodies, head of the Department of Physics of Asteroids and Comets of the Institute of Astronomy of Kharkiv National Universit ...

, Vadym Kaydash,

Dmitrij F. Lupishko Dmitrij F. Lupishko (born 1942) is a Ukrainian astronomer, founder of the Kharkiv asteroid science school, head of the Department of Physics of Asteroids and Comets at Kharkiv Observatory (1989-2012),

Winners of M. P. Barabashov Prize of the

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...

: * 1987:

Leonid Akimov Leonid (russian: Леонид ; uk, Леонід ; be, Леанід, Ljeaníd ) is a Slavic version of the given name Leonidas. The French version is Leonide. People with the name include: *Leonid Andreyev Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (ru ...

, Yuriy Aleksandrov,

* 1997:

* 2012: Fyodor Velichko,

Yurij N. Krugly Yurij N. Krugly (born 1962) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in asteroids, notable for obtaining light curves and co-discovering YORP acceleration of many asteroids. He works at the Department of asteroids and comets of Kharkiv Observato ...

Vasilij G. Shevchenko Vasilij G. Shevchenko (born 1960) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in asteroid photometry, professor at the Department of Astronomy and Space Informatics of Kharkiv University. In 2012, he was awarded M. P. Barabashov Prize, the principal pr ...

Winners of S. Ya. Braude Prize of the

: * 2010: Viktor Vakulik Winners of Ye. P. Fedorov Prize of the

: * 2012:

Peter N. Fedorov Peter N. Fedorov (born 1951) is a Ukrainian astronomer, specialist in astrometry and Galactic dynamics, known for his work on compiling the XPM star catalogue and determining the inertial coordinate system in the Milky Way. Head of the head of t ...

Literature

* Шкуратов Ю. Г
200 лет астрономии в Харьковском университете.
— Харьков, 2008. — 632 с. — 500 прим.
Балишев М.А. Астрономія в Харкові у роки громадянської війни періоду Української революції (1917-1921). Дослідження з історії і філософії науки і техніки. 2020. Т.29. №2. С.110-118.

Балишев М.А. Харківська астрономічна обсерваторія під час німецької окупації (1941–1943) у роки Другої світової війни. Історія науки і біографістика. 2020. №3.

References

External links

* Розенфельд М
Харьковские истории. Выпуск 12: «Обратная сторона луны»
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