Sonneberg Observatory, Astronomical observatory in Sonneberg, Germany
The observatory stands at 638 meters elevation on Erbisbühl in the Neufang district, featuring multiple observation domes and research facilities.
The facility opened on December 28, 1925, under Cuno Hoffmeister's leadership with financial support from the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung foundation.
The Astronomy Museum, established in 1998, presents exhibitions about space science and maintains regular public observation sessions throughout the year.
Visitors can join guided tours from December 25 to January 5, with daily lectures about celestial phenomena scheduled at 2 PM.
The observatory houses Germany's second-largest astronomical plate archive, containing approximately 300,000 photographic records of the northern sky.
Location: Sonneberg
Official opening: December 28, 1925
Elevation above the sea: 638 m
Website: http://stw.tu-ilmenau.de
GPS coordinates: 50.37750,11.19000
Latest update: March 18, 2025 07:52
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