Talk:Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science

message: This article's name should be "Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (sciences, plural), but I don't know how to change the title. Perhaps someone else knows how? Patrickwooldridge (talk) 19:54, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Name Change

message: Would a frame grab from the BTA-6 in-dome webcam qualify as fair use? There's no copyright information on the webcam page. I would imagine  would be the most appropriate.--BillC 11:13, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Discussion below was copied from User talk:84.34.132.226
Re: Zelenchukskaya, I thought that all mirrors larger than the BTA-6 were segmented, or have some solid mirrors a greater diameter? --BillC 12:31, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: After reading List of largest optical reflecting telescopes, I stand corrected. --BillC 13:00, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Now that sounds more like it. If we have a reference for this, it should be in the article.  --BillC 07:38, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Largest telescope in the world?' 

message: Is the SAO IAU code 114 or 115? See the List of observatory codes. And what is the relation between the SAO and the Kazan University Observatory (Обсерватории Казанского Университета); V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (Астрономической Обсерватории им. В. П. Энгельгардта)? Urhixidur 04:27, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Code 114 or 115? 

message: Zelentchukskaya is the town (actually big village) 20 km north of Nizhniy Arkhyz, named after the river Zelenchuk that goes through Nizhniy Arkhyz. This article needs to be renamed, and there isn't much to say about Zelenchukskaya.
:You may have a point here. I am the original creator of this article and, if I recall, I chose the name based upon the name given by the corresponding Encyclopaedia Britannia article. The Russian article is named 'Special Astrophysical Observatory RAN'. Perhaps Zelenchuk Observatory might be a better name. Thoughts? — BillC  talk 00:05, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WTF ? 

message: you have described this magnificent achievment as a peace of garbage.. you have included a link to a typcal cold war propaganda... first of all, initial result were not disapointing at all... this telescope was the best and the most modern at the world when its made and many years after... it is true that second mirror has better finish than first one but that doesnt mean that first mirror is so bad as you maked sound... it is not that dramatic difference... first mirror finish was 91% light to 1 arc second, second mirror finish was 91% to 0.8 arc second. 
the first mirror was polished to the 0.01 μm accuracy but few little  imperfections on the glass (scraches) caused some minor problems and thats why the mirror was changed... but anyhow it is not that dramatical.. they could leave the first mirror it would work fine...  this few cracks were more like surface deep scraches.. and i dont see why is so important to empahisize first mirror imperfections when issue is corrected with second mirror which have finish quality and surface accuracy same as modern big mirror like subaru telesope built 25 years later.
it is normal that second mirror has better finish due to lesons learnt in making of first one, but again first one is also good...
the biggest problem of this telescope is its location and meteorogical conditions.. (sadly this is best site in russia) those temperatures changes make more problems than difference in first and second mirrors... with ideal conditions like in hawaii observatories this telescope would perform much better... it can achieve 0.6 arcsec, but it rarely makes better than 1 arcsec due bad weather... harsh enviroment is the biggest problem.. you can put any other telesope in this loaction and you will have the same problems...
it is decided to send first mirror (stored at observatory from 1979.) back to the the  factory (it arrived in june 4th 2007.) to be thinned and repolished for the cost of 150 million rubbles and it would be put back on the telescope after its done. this will reduce the mirror weight and hopefully reduce influence of temperature changes...
-=HyPeRzOnD=- 08:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur. Please make necessary changes to tone down Cold War propaganda. --Ghirla-трёп- 23:33, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV