Public Observatory Regensburg

Public Observatory Regensburg is a public viewing facility in Regensburg with two floors, three exhibition halls, a lecture room, and a dome housing astronomical instruments. The facility uses multiple telescopes to enable visitors to observe celestial objects.

The roots trace back to 1774, when Saint Emmeram's Abbey built two towers for astronomical observations. Over time, the facility was modernized and equipped with new instruments to advance scientific research.

The name recalls Prior Karl Stöckl, who in the 1920s began inviting ordinary people to observe the sky, creating a tradition of shared discovery. Today, visitors experience this spirit of openness when they look through the telescopes together and learn from specialists what they are seeing.

The facility typically opens on Friday evenings and lets visitors observe celestial objects through different telescopes. It is wise to check ahead whether indoor events occur if weather is poor.

The observatory houses a high-precision Riefler clock, a rare timekeeping device once used to synchronize clocks across Europe. This piece of precision engineering shows how essential accurate timekeeping is to astronomy.

Location: Regensburg

Website: https://sternwarte-regensburg.de

GPS coordinates: 49.01740,12.09050

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:42