The main equipment of Astronomical Observatory includes: the 0.7-m reflector (AZT-8); the 0.5-m reflector (on Mt. Maidanak in Middle Asia); a reflector (AZT-7); the Repsold meridian circle; a normal astrograph; a transit instrument (APM); a solar telescope (AFR-2).

At present the basic trends of the researches at Kharkov Astronomical Observatory are:

• experimental and theoretical studies of interacting radiation with the rough surfaces;

• studies of chemical-mineralogical and geological-morphological characteristics of the lunar and planetary surfaces based on the combination of the ground-based and space data;

• research of physical properties of minor planets (asteroids) and the impact hazard problem;

• development of image processing algorithms for high-resolution imaging with ground-based optical telescopes;

• photometric monitoring of brightness variations in gravitational lens systems and investigation of a gravitational lensing phenomenon;

• the Solar Service and studies of the Solar activity in the chromosphere;

• studies of characteristics of the nearest to the Sun stars;

• studies of inner composition of the substars;

• studies of supermassive compact objects;

• fundamental astrometry;

• the Time Service and the studies of irregularities in speed of Earth`s rotation.

Resources:

• Astronomical Institute of Kharkov National University:

http://astron.kharkov.ua/

• Kharkov multi-wave station for solar monitoring, image database:

http://www.cyteg.com/khassm/data.htm