Observatory of North Kazakhstan State University

In the mid-1980s, an initiative research group was formed at the Department of Physics under the direction of Associate Professor A. A. Solodovnik. In addition to some employees of the department (Belchenko V.N., Leontiev P.I.), students and high school students actively joined.

Founded in 1989, the observatory was located outside the city at the agricultural station, where a sliding roof was built. Observations were carried out on the K-16 telescope of the Cassegrain system.

In 2004, a new observatory was opened at the North Kazakhstan State University named after M. Kozybaev.

Employees of the observatory publish their articles in collections of scientific conferences at the regional, regional and international levels. Scientists share their knowledge and experience to prevent forest fires, floods (spring floods), drought, and explore celestial bodies. On the website of the observatory you can get acquainted with the following works:

Litvinenko M. Yu., Makhovykh I. A., Nemilostev N. D., Sartin S. A. Use of remote sensing data for forecasting and monitoring spring floods on the Esil (Ishim) river. Collection of scientific papers "Actual problems of modern science", issue 35, Russian Federation, Novosibirsk. - 2014-s. 3 - 16

Ponomarenko A.S., V.P. Ruder, S.A. Sartin, I.A. Fomin, D.K. Shokanova, V.N. Shchukin. The study of the spectral characteristics of the soil cover of the North Kazakhstan area based on remote sensing data. Collection of scientific papers "Actual problems of modern science", issue 35, Russian Federation, Novosibirsk. - 2014-s. 17 - 32

Solodovnik A.A., P.L. Zhuravlev. The methodology and the first results of a cartographic analysis of the connection between the genesis of silver clouds and meteorology of the troposphere. XII International Scientific and Practical Conference “A New Word in Science and Practice: Hypotheses and Testing of Research Results”, Russian Federation, Novosibirsk. 2014-p. 3 - 7

Solodovnik A.A., P.L. Zhuravlev. Detection of ice aerosols in the mesosphere by studying vertical profiles of the relative concentration of water vapor. XII International Scientific and Practical Conference “A New Word in Science and Practice: Hypotheses and Testing of Research Results”, Russian Federation, Novosibirsk. 2014-p. 8 - 12

Solodovnik A.A., P.L. Zhuravlev. Estimation of the content of the aerosol component in silver clouds from satellite profiles of water vapor concentration. XII International Scientific and Practical Conference “A New Word in Science and Practice: Hypotheses and Testing of Research Results”, Russian Federation, Novosibirsk. 2014-p. 13 - 17

Materials of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Achievements and Prospects for the Study of Celestial Bodies and the Earth: Fundamental, Applied and Scientific and Methodological Aspects” (to the 25th anniversary of astronomical research at NKSU)

Litvinenko M. Yu., Makhovykh I. A., Nemilostev N. D., Ruder V. P., Sartin S. A., Shokanova D. K., Schukina V. N. Possibilities of using an unmanned aerial vehicle in various areas of economic DIS activities; from 89-90

Litvinenko M. Yu., Makhovykh I. A., Nemilostev N. D., Sartin S. A. Monitoring of snow depth in the Esil (Ishim) river basin; from 101—105 Litvinenko M. Yu., Makhovykh I. A., Nemilostev N. D., Sartin S. A. Forecast of the level of water rise during the spring flood of 2014 on the Esil (Ishim) river; from 123-126.

SKO astronomers are looking for traces of the fall of the Peter and Paul Meteorite in 1920

Astronomers of North Kazakhstan State University are working on finding traces of the Peter and Paul Meteorite, which fell on the territory of the region in 1920. According to him, the study of meteorites and traces of their collision with the Earth is one of the research tasks of the university observatory.

According to the astronomer, every year from two to four meteorites fall on the lands of the North Kazakhstan region. Scientists claim that to the northwest of Petropavlovsk there is still a huge funnel hiding from the Peter and Paul meteorite in the forests, and in it there is cosmic matter, which is so necessary for science. Researchers also emphasized that the Peter and Paul meteorite competed with the famous Tunguska meteorite according to the effect of a flight with a roar and bright light (it became light as late in the afternoon).

The famous meteorite researcher L. A. Kulik in the journal "Nature" for 1921 described in detail the incident: "On November 27, 1920, at about 7 pm, the inhabitants of Petropavlovsk and its environs were alarmed by the flight of a bright body through the sky, accompanied by strong sound peals. The local district executive committee, believing that the Ishim bridge, located several miles from the city, was blown up, sent a military detachment to the bridge. Rumors of this phenomenon quickly spread everywhere, taking on the most fantastic dimensions. ”

It was difficult to organize a systematic search in those years, so the meteorite was never found, and the place where the meteorite fell was not found.

According to A. Solodovnik, associate professor of astrophysics, this mission has now been transferred to the hands of current observatory workers.

According to Andrei Solodovnik, the search for meteorite matter in the territory of Northern Kazakhstan is not difficult, because there are practically no natural stones, but it takes time.

At the moment, the exact location of the meteorite is not known.

Closer to the stars

North Kazakhstan scientists studied stellar wounds.

Today in the world close attention is paid to astronomy, this is due to a change in views on the universe. In the city of Petropavlovsk is one of the largest observatories in Kazakhstan.

One of the interesting topics for research is the astrobleme, which means “star wounds”. According to one version, the West Siberian Lowland is a meteorite crater, formed as a result of a meteorite impact on the earth, which fell a billion years ago. Each year, four meteorites fall on the territory of the North Kazakhstan region. After hitting the surface, a rather steep depression of conical shape is formed, surrounded by an annular embankment of ejected soil. Over time, the depression deepens, but the mound around it is visible. The celestial body itself can lie much deeper than the bottom of the funnel and not necessarily on its axis.

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