Acronym: UWR
Location: Wroclaw (Poland)
Website: uni.wroc.pl
The Astronomical Observatory of the University of Wrocław was founded in 1791 by Anton Jungnitz. In the following years, many prominent astronomers managed the Observatory, including Johann Galle, the discoverer of Neptune, in 1851-1896. Presently research laboratories, lecture halls, and the library of the Institute are located on the edge of a large park in the eastern part of the city. The two-story main building of the Institute tops a characteristic green dome shielding the historic 203-mm Clark-Repsold refractor. The astronomical observations are made in an observatory located in Białków. It is equipped with, among others, a 60-cm Zeiss reflector and a 53-cm coronograph.
The Astronomical Institute conducts scientific research in astronomy, master and doctoral studies as well as broad popularization of astronomy. Scientific research is carried out in two departments: the Department of Astrophysics and Classical Astronomy and the Department of Heliophysics and Cosmic Physics, employing a total of 22 people in research positions. The main areas of interest are the Sun and solar active phenomena, and variable stars, including precise photometry, and asteroseismology.
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