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MAIN RESEARCH AREAS
The principal fields of research of Main Astronomical Observatory NAS
of Ukraine are:
the fundamental, photographic, and stellar astrometry,
astrometry of the solar system, selenodesy, and dynamics of the Moon;
the theory of Earth's rotation, the creation of
coordinate systems for the Earth and space;
study of physical and evolutionary properties of blue dwarf
galaxies with the use of the best astronomical equipment: 6-m telescope
of SAO RAS (Russian Federation), Hubble telescope, MMT, etc.;
modelling of the chemical evolution of irregular and late-type
disk galaxies; modelling of the H I supershell formation
and evolution in galaxies of different types; modelling of stellar
spectra with the NLTE effects taken into account and study of
evolutionary variations in the chemical composition of late-type
stars; numerical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution;
spectral study and investigations of evolutionary and physical
properties of stars and stellar objects with the R CrB-type phenomena;
study of rapid small-scale variability of stars from
observations with a single instrument and simultaneous observations
with a system of spaced instruments;
building new models of the impulsive energy release and
transformation in solar flares; development of the theory of generation
of electromagnetic radiation in the solar atmosphere and the magnetosphere
of the Earth; studying plasma instabilities on the Sun, in the solar wind and
the magnetosphere of the Earth;
studies in cosmic ray physics and in the field of cosmic ray
interactions with interplanetary medium;
investigations of active solar formations (surges,
prominences, flares, etc.) and the quiet photosphere;
study of physics of planetary atmospheres, as well as optical,
dynamical, and kinematic properties of atmospheres and surfaces of planets and
their satellites; theory of radiative transfer; astronomical instrument
manufacture;
physics of comets and infrared astronomy;
dedicated to the unique equipment and techniques intended
for remote monitoring of planets and the Earth's atmosphere.
By efforts of several generations of astronomers the Observatory
turned into a well-known scientific institution with highly skilled
staff - one member and two associate members of the Academy of
Sciences, 17 Philosophy Doctors, and 54 Candidates of Sciences
work at the Observatory. It holds a leading position in some fields of
astronomy. The Observatory has established close links with many
astronomical institutions in Ukraine and other countries. It was the
initiator and a participant of international scientific programmes and
projects, in particular the construction of the catalogue of faint
stars and the photographic survey of the sky, observations of Comet
Halley, determination of variations in the global characteristics of
the Sun, it also took part in the preparation and realization of space
missions (VEGA, PHOBOS, CORONAS, etc.).
Begining with 1991, the Observatory coordinates the activities of
Ukrainian institutions in providing the coordinate and time facilities,
takes part in the execution of the State Space Programme of Ukraine
and the State Ecology Programme.
Several space objects have been named after members of the Observatory
staff: craters Orlov, Yakovkin and Gavrilov on the Moon,
asteroids
No. 2724 Orlov,
No. 2728 Yatskiv,
No. 3965 Konopleva,
No. 3966 Shulnazaria
(after L. M. Shulman and G. K. Nazarchuk),
No. 4208 Kiselev,
No. 7628 EvgenFedorov,
No. 14346 Zhilyaev,
No. 15675 Golosiiv (devoted to the 60th anniversary
of the Main Astronomical Observatory of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine),
No. 18114 Rosenbush.
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