Bino at the Tower of Castle of Hengebach, Heimbach - NRW / Germany
N 50° 38.005 E 006° 28.768
32U E 321756 N 5612093
Euroscope Modell "Galaxy" at the top of the tower.
Waymark Code: WMVFCG
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/11/2017
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Up the tower you can use a Euroscope Modell "Galaxy" and will have wonderful views.
About the Bino:
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Technical specifications of the „Galaxy“-telescope:
Optics
View: binocular
Obj. lens dia.: 50 mm
Magnification: 7-fold
Exit pupil: 7,1 mm
Eye piece dia.: 17 mm
Relative brightness: 50,4
Twilight factor: 18,7
Field of view per 1000 m: 131 m / 7,5°
Focus: fix
Field of sharpness: min. 16 m - max. infinite
Vertical angular range: 35° up, 35° down
Horizontal angular range: 360°
Measurement: 61 x 31 x 27 cm (l x w x h)
Weight: 14,1 KG
About the castle:
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"The Höhenburg is an oval-shaped ringcastle of the 12th to 14th century erected on a ramparts of 216m above sea level, rising freely from the Rur valley, and the western courtyard of the 12th and 13th centuries with the Bergfried / Palas The expansion of the 14th century includes the eastern part of the castle complex, which includes the court yard, the garden and the Zwinger, as well as the residential buildings built on the south side of the Rur valley, which are also designed for defense purposes This construction phase. "
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