Main Astronomical Observatory, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Reviews

Very beautiful territory of GAO NASU among the virgin forest. Everything is available for scientific activities, an organization widely known to the world scientific community

A good goal is to come to the court for a picnic with VDNG. A quiet place among observatories and age-old oaks.

A nice and interesting place, here you can ride a bicycle well

The territory of the observatory during the quarantine, according to the guards, is closed to residents of the city. But you can safely ride a bike or walk if it is a transit to Kitaevo / Didorku from VDNKh. Recently, there has been an active felling of trees on the territory by the administration

It's like an oasis in the desert just in the middle of the city.
Nature birds singing, fresh air and lots of vegetation.
I recommend for walks, sports ......

Interesting and informative! Leisure for the whole family.

The main astronomical observatory conducts excursions, there are telescopes, a museum of astronomy. Located in Holosiivskyi Forest.

It is located in the Goloseevsky forest, beloved by many people of Kiev. It is surrounded by centuries-old oaks and not young birches.

We used to ride our bicycles through the territory often. But soon the passage will probably be closed. They are already putting up a new fence.

A cozy place near Kiev to see the stars. Excursions are conducted

It's kind of cool there, they told us a lot, showed us a telescope small and large, even looked into a small one. They also told us about a hundred or two hundred year old oak ... Or some kind of tree. But I was outraged that there were statues of naked men on the wall. Because there is no 1 star

Very cool place for a summer stroll. Astronomy lovers will be especially interested)

Almost forgotten place surrounded by nature, almost nothing to see except old buildings. It s your 15 min short bike-around trip.

The place is interesting and unique for Kiev. Great place for walking

A very interesting place to shoot, beautiful. Of the minuses, only remoteness

Disappointed terribly. From the observatory there is only one name and type of telescope building, which is actually a printing house !!!
The territory is abandoned. Visit just for show. Not more.

It is immediately evident that this place dates back to the USSR times. Visitors are allowed to look at Venus, the moon and Jupiter through a telescope with 160x magnification. The price of this event is 50 UAH, but I think that it is not worth the time and effort spent in order to get here.

Good history excursions with the possibility of observing in good weather (you need to know in advance) with a telescope. Only the small / portable telescope for observations - all the rest are not intended for visual observations.

A very interesting place, scientists live as if in their own, separate dimension.

FINE !!!! ONE BAD - SOON EVEN ON THE MOON WILL NOT BE LOOKING !!!!

A very beautiful place
You can look at the stars
Depressing general condition

Pretty good and interesting place. In fb you can find excursions.

Great home observatory! In my charts of the Main Astronomical Observatories now she takes first place !! How do you like this, the main astronomical observatory of Zhytomyr? Especially after the incident when they were not allowed to go there !! But I was dressed according to the astronomical dress code: a cloak and a conical cap with stars, which I had so painstakingly made for long winter evenings !! I admit, of course, that the point is my lack of astrolabe, but if you knew how difficult it is to find a quality authentic astrolabe in our time !!! All that I managed to find these miserable crafts with Ali-express and several times meanly I was deceived by insidious astro-dealers who, under the guise of an astrolabe, tried to palm off on me sectarians of very dubious quality. Advise where it is relatively inexpensive to find astrolabe and preferably a small telescope, otherwise, as a result of an unequal skirmish with employees of the Main Astronomical Observatory of Zhytomyr (GAOZh), my incredibly exclusive telescope was irretrievably lost.

It is not a typical and romantic place in Kiev. Especially if you rent a great at VDNKh and drive from the exhibition to the source in Kitaevo

Good area. Many age-old oaks.
The air is filled with the nectar of wild herbs and flowers.

Usually quiet, calm. You can sit on the mat at the meadow

The main astronomical observatory of Ukraine is located deep in the Goloseevsky forest. When it began to be built in 1949, this place was outside the city, far from the city light, even local moose could be found in the local forest!
Now the observatory functions as a research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. On its territory there are 3 working telescopes, as well as museum exhibits. There is a museum. To visit the GAO you can sign up for a tour.

It is very pleasant that the scientific thought is strong in Ukraine. Astronomy is an important science. And she is at our height

You can see the stars. There is a unique telescope with which you can observe the sun.

Very beautiful, and an unusual place in the heart of the Holosiivsky forest. I recommend to visit.

It is possible to come on a tour and look at the stars

If you meet a ranger, you can get inside and look at a distant sky and listen to a lecture on astronomy

They are allowed to look only through amateur telescopes

A great place for walking, but the work schedule of the observatory is a bit uncomfortable: on weekdays during working hours, so it s difficult for a person with work to go on an excursion

There is a museum, you can watch the starry sky. Order excursions and do not regret it

Amazes serenity and tranquility, filling the whole space around. As soon as you enter the forest - the sounds of cars, the bustle of the city and all its petty alarms recede.

In the very body of the observatory we were not allowed, we were only in the observational spheres, where the telescopes stood.

Irina was pleasant and answered all questions with pleasure. Director of the museum George Yakimovich in general very much disposes to himself - friendly, with a bass voice and unhurried manner of speech. With pleasure he tells about the stars and immediately shows them through a telescope.

We were shown Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. Then a few more double stars, Andromeda and some kind of double pulsar with a mysterious name that I forgot.

Unfortunately, all buildings are dull. Financing is very weak and buildings just live out their time. The entire staff of the observatory is only 70 people, who work at 0.5 rates. Therefore, 50 UAH for the tour - it's just an addition to the already small salary.

A good place to watch the sky with family or friends

nice place to ride a bike. should think of visit their telescopes if any chance happens.

Great place.
Good territory, convenient to watch the planets.
Nice people who are happy to tell everything.

We came here out of curiosity, passers-by said that it is possible to walk, but the guards met us on the territory, and said that the territory is closed, so to get here for a tour, you need to register on the site.
While walking, we noticed a museum here, so be sure to sign up for a tour.

For visitors can take out on the street almost a children's telescope. And I want to look at the giant

Visited the observatory grounds at the end of November. There were practically no leaves, so it was a little empty.
The entrance is closed, but it looks like I was lucky - I managed to enter.
There are three telescopes not far from the barrier, a little further the administrative building and the main telescope, which serves as a museum. You can get into it by appointment. A group of at least 10 people. Phones to record on one of my photos. Flip through.
Century oak trees grow on the territory. Impressive!
The location will be interesting for drone photography.
Overall, the impressions are good.

It was really interesting, we had a chance to see Moon, Venus and Jupiter.

one of our favorite spots on our bike rides!
age-old oaks grow there and there is always a nice calm atmosphere.

There is the possibility of evening observations, but by a group.

A very interesting place, you can come on a night tour. The excursion is conducted by a very nice man who tells a lot of facts and stories.

Very interesting place! Recommend! On the site they can order a tour!

Visited the excursion at the Observatory, which is located in Holosiivskyi Park. The excursion was interesting, and after that we were arranged to observe the starry sky in a telescope. Jupiter, Saturn and several stars from the constellation of Swan and others were seen. Learn a lot of interesting things! Thank you very much !!

Quite well-groomed area. Two telescopes are available for excursions. If it were not for the rather large number of people in the group, it would be ideal in terms of viewing the beauty of space. The territory of the Observatory is an old park, where it is pleasant just to walk. Nearby there is an ethno-park "Pirogiv", where you can spend time for a small entrance price.

The main astronomical observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (GAO NASU) is the Ukrainian astronomical observatory located in the Goloseevsky forest 12 km south of the center of Kiev (hence its unofficial name is the Goloseevsky observatory) at an altitude of 213 meters above sea level. Founded July 17, 1944 on the initiative of Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR A. Ya. Orlov. Consists of 8 scientific departments. He is the founder of the Ukrainian Astronomical Association.
Main achievements:
- Atlas of the far side of the Moon was created according to the data of the Zond-3 spacecraft survey;
- the catalog of star data PHONAC was created;
- for the first time in the world, original spectral, photometric and polarimetric instruments have been created, with the help of which the physical characteristics of the atmospheres of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are determined;
- Academician E.P. Fedorov developed the world's first nutation theory for a model of an absolutely elastic Earth and determined the nutation parameters from observational data;
- developed a family of photometric models of comets and the physical theory of cometary nuclei;
- an automatic computer telescope complex was created to study the Fraunhofer spectrum of the Sun, with the help of which, for the first time in the world, oscillators obtained about 2000 lines of 49 chemical elements;
- open blue compact galaxy SBS 0335-052 with a record shortage of heavy elements;
- original methods and software have been developed for observing space and astronomical objects and processing the obtained data;
- A technology has been developed for the manufacture of multicomponent achromatic and superachromatic phase-shifting plates.
- GAO NASU was the initiator and participant of international programs and projects, in particular the creation of a catalog of weak stars and a photographic sky survey, the observation of comet Halley (SOPROG), the determination of variations of the global characteristics of the Sun, and also participated in the preparation and implementation of space projects VEGA, Phobos, Coronas and others.

Interesting excursions, details in fb or on the site.

On the territory they got by accident, walking along the Holosiivskyi forest. It was a day off, so no one was caught. Walked, took pictures and went on. Yes, the apples are delicious.

I love to visit here, quietly and quietly. Sometimes they conduct thematic excursions, which are very cognitive and interesting.