Volkssternwarte Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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dieSulzer
N 49° 15.686 E 007° 21.569
32U E 380639 N 5457813
It's just a small observatory... but it's opened every friday for interested people!
Waymark Code: WMEPA5
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 06/22/2012
Views: 31
Owner: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Zweibrücken (http://www.nawi-zw.de/index2.html)
Place of location: Amerikastraße 1, Campus der Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern, Standort Zweibrücken (Kreuzberg), 66482 Zweibrücken (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)
Visitors are welcome every friday at 9:00 pm.
It's also possible, to visit the observatory with a group. That's really very interesting, at a cheap rate!
Technical data:
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cupola diameter: 15 feet
rotary: 360°
reflector telescope from Schmidt-Cassegrain with diameter 14 inch
focal length: 3910 mm
power: sevenhundredfold magnification
Observatory Purpose: Private
Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes
Radio Telescopes?: No
Solar Telescopes?: Yes
Open to the Public?: Yes
Is this a Club Observatory?: Yes
Public Viewing Allowed?: Yes
Active Observatory?: Active
Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 2
Site URL: [Web Link]
Year Dedicated or Opened: 2002
Altitude (meters): 321
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Visit Instructions:Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)
If you participated in an observing session, let everyone know what you saw!