Kvistaberg Observatory

Kvistaberg Observatory
OrganizationDepartment of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University
Observatory code 049 Edit this on Wikidata
LocationBro, Sweden
Coordinates59°30′06″N 17°36′24″E / 59.5016667°N 17.6066667°E / 59.5016667; 17.6066667
Established1948 Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.astro.uu.se/history/Kvistaberg.html Edit this at Wikidata
Kvistaberg Observatory is located in Sweden
Kvistaberg Observatory
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The Kvistaberg Station or Kvistaberg Observatory (Swedish: Kvistabergs observatorium; obs. code: 049) was a Swedish astronomical observatory and a station of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory, which both belong to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University. It is located between the Swedish cities of Uppsala and Stockholm, at almost equal distance. Since 2009, the domes and telescopes of the Kvistaberg Observatory are part of a museum.

The observatory established a 1-meter Schmidt telescope in 1963, which is a large size for this type of telescope designed to give a wide field of view.[1]

  1. ^ "Kvistaberg Observatory: The Schmidt Telescope". Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.