The first in the World Radio-Optical Telescope ROT-54/2.6 was built on Mount Aragats (Armenia) at an altitude of 1700m.
The observatory, sometimes called the Herouni Mirror Radio Telescope, was designed by Paris Herouni and approved by Sergei Korolev of the USSR's space programme.
You could be forgiven for thinking it was some kind of military radar complex until seeing all the astronomical terminology on the dials. There are 3 anteni on the territory, and a few mobile auxiliary stations. I translated some of the Russian text and soviet documents into English. One of my favourite explores with ideal winter weather.
Shot on GoPro Hero 11 and Samsung S10+
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Exploring Abandoned Soviet Telescope ROT54 - Urbex Armenia
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