Skalnaté pleso Observatory

code: 056) is an astronomical and meteorological observatory in the Tatra Mountains of Slovakia.

[1][2] It is located at an altitude of 1,786 metres (5,860 ft) on the south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica.

The observatory is named after a nearby mountain lake (Skalnaté pleso, literally: "Rocky Tarn").

It is also known for its visual comet hunting and for its astrometric observations and discoveries of minor planets.

[2] Noted astronomers who worked at the observatory include Milan Antal, Antonín Mrkos, Ľudmila Pajdušáková and Margita Kresáková (née Vozárová), as well as Alois Paroubek and Regina Podstanická.

Skalnaté pleso Observatory in December 2004