Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium - Yambol
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The Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium in Yambol, Bulgaria, is based at the town's Mathematics High School and combines a planetarium with a public telescope.
About the Observatory
The planetarium is equipped with a Karl Zeiss projector from East Germany, notable for its many lenses, while the attached observatory telescope is available for viewing the night sky whenever conditions are clear. Presentations are led by the school's astronomy teachers, typically lasting around two hours and covering constellations and star recognition for visiting groups.
Location & getting there
The observatory and planetarium are located at Yambol Mathematics High School, 12 Tzar Ivan Alexander Street, in the town of Yambol, Bulgaria.
Visiting the Observatory
Visits are organised for groups of around ten people by reservation, with admission set at 20 leva per group (roughly 10 EUR). Teacher-led sessions run about two hours, covering both the planetarium show and a look at the sky through the observatory's telescope on clear nights.
See your named star from here
With teacher-led sessions built around finding constellations and stars, the Yambol observatory is a natural place to point a telescope at the coordinates of a star named through Star Register. See the star catalogue for more on how naming and coordinates work.
Opening hours and public-visit programs vary by season. Check Google Maps for current times before you travel.
