The Skalnaté pleso Observatory (Slovak: Observatórium Skalnaté pleso) is an astronomical and meteorological observatory located in the locality of the same name in the High Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, at coordinates 49°11′21.77″N 20°14′1.49″E and at an altitude of 1,786 metres (5,860 ft) on the south-eastern slopes of Lomnický štít near Tatranská Lomnica. Its MPC observatory code is 056 Skalnate Pleso. The observatory is named after a nearby mountain lake (Skalnaté pleso, literally: "Rocky Tarn"). The observatory, whose motto is Per aspera ad astra, began operating in 1943 under the direction of Antonín Bečvář. The asteroid 2619 Skalnaté Pleso was named in honor of the observatory.