[1][2] The Astronomical and Geophysical observatory of Comenius University is located near the town of Modra and in the mountain range of Little Carpathians.

The upper building with the 5-metre dome has a 0.70-metre reflecting telescope with CCD primarily for space debris research and registration devices for GPS and forward scatter meteor radar of the Bologna-Lecce-Modra network (transceiver-receiver-receiver).

In 2012 open-air amphitheater with seating, screen, projector and sound system was built for the public outreach purposes.

As a part of the Comenius University, the observatory provides research opportunity for students, and the staff offers guidance for the Master and PhD theses.

The observatory is also a member of the European bolide network and it has been developing its own TV meteor detection grid.