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description: "The observatory facility is located on the edge of the sports field on the grounds of the Oberschule am Goldbach.It consists of a 3-metre and a 4-metre dome (motorized). The 3-meter dome is equipped with a 16-inch Ritchey Chrétien telescope (1:8) and the 4-meter dome with a 16-inch Newtonian (1:5), a home-made telescope with optics originally from ASM from Canada and now with optics from the company Astro-Reflect from Bulgaria and an 8-inch Newtonian (1:5) from Wachter with optics from Lichtenknecker and a guiding refractor 80x910mm from Vixen."
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Volkssternwarte Langwedel
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Two white domes of an observatory behind a wire fence under a clear blue sky.

Two white domes of an observatory on a fenced-in area in sunny weather.

Dome of the Langwedel public observatory made of white material, embedded in a green environment.

Domes and solar panels of the Langwedel observatory, surrounded by trees in the sunshine.

The aim is to bring the fascination of the starry sky closer to locals and visitors alike.

The observatory facility is located on the edge of the sports field on the grounds of the Oberschule am Goldbach.

It consists of a 3-metre and a 4-metre dome (motorized). The 3-meter dome is equipped with a 16-inch Ritchey Chrétien telescope (1:8) and the 4-meter dome with a 16-inch Newtonian (1:5), a home-made telescope with optics originally from ASM from Canada and now with optics from the company Astro-Reflect from Bulgaria and an 8-inch Newtonian (1:5) from Wachter with optics from Lichtenknecker and a guiding refractor 80x910mm from Vixen.

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Author

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18

31582 Nienburg/Weser

Organization

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

License (master data)

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

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    6.90 km
    
    
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    16.37 km
    
    
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    48.20 km
    
    
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Contact

Suhrfeldstraße 3

27299 Langwedel