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Armenia to hold forum of young astronomers

Armenia will hold an international forum of young astronomers on November 21-25, head of the Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan told the journalists on Saturday.
According to him, 29 young astronomers and 4 instructors will participate in the forum devoted to the 50th anniversary of conquest of space.
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Byurakan observatory to host seminar dedicated to Anania Shirakatsi

By decision of the Armenian government and UNESCO, 2012 will be declared the year the prominent Armenian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, Anania Shirakatsi, to honour his 1400th birthday.
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Roskosmos to invest 4 million Euro in modernization of Armenian observatory

Russian federal cosmic agency Roskosmos and Byurakan astrophysics observatory of the Armenian Academy of Sciences will sign memorandum on cooperation according to which the Russian side will provide 4 million EURO for modernization of the observatory, said the director of observatory Hayk Harutyunyan.
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Byurakan observatory to get Schmidt telescope

The Byurakan observatory, Armenia, will soon get an automatic telescope, Vazgen Gabrielyan, a senior student at the Physics Department, Yerevan State University, who works as engineer at the Byurakan observatory, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
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Byurakan Observatory seeks status of regional astronomical centre

Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) applied to International Astronomical Union (IAU) for the status of a regional astronomical centre, Director of Byurakan Observatory Hayk Harutyunytan told the reporters on December 1.
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