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| Observatory code | 031 |
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| Location | Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°22′39″N 11°11′24″E / 50.3775°N 11.19°E |
| Altitude | 638 m (2,093 ft) |
| Established | 1925 |
| Website | www |
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Sonneberg Observatory (German: Sternwarte Sonneberg) is an astronomical observatory located at 638 m altitude on Erbisbühl in the Neufang district of Sonneberg. The observatory was founded in 1925 on the initiative of Cuno Hoffmeister by the town of Sonneberg with the support of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.[1][2] The observatory carries out long-term studies of variable stars. To this end the sky is monitored continuously through photography, resulting in one of the largest archives of astronomical plates.[3] The observatory was also always engaged in popularising astronomy, which now continues in the Astronomy Museum on site.[4][5][6]
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- ^ Kroll, Peter (2009). "Real and Virtual Heritage – The Plate Archive in Sonneberg – Digitisation, Preservation and Scientific Programme". In Wolfschmidt, Gudrun (ed.). Cultural Heritage of Astronomical Observatories – From Classical Astronomy to Modern Astrophysics. Proceedings of International ICOMOS Symposium in Hamburg, October 14–17, 2008. International Council on Monuments and Sites, Monuments and Sites. Vol. XVIII. Berlin: Hendrik Bäßler-Verlag. pp. 310 315. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Bräuer, H.-J.; Richter, G.A. (1994). "Sonneberg Observatory: Sky Patrol, Field Patrol, The world's largest living WFPA" (PDF). In MacGillivray, H.T.; Thomson, E.B.; Lasker, Barry M.; Reid, I. Neil; Malin, David F.; West, Richard M.; Lorenz, Hilmar (eds.). Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23-27, 1993. IAU Symposium. Vol. 161. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 43 45. ISBN 0-7923-2878-7. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Sternwarte Sonneberg". 4pi Systeme GmbH (in German). 4π Systeme. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Astronomiemuseum der Sternwarte Sonneberg" (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ Kroll, Peter (2009). "Jahresbericht 2008 der Sternwarte Sonneberg" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Astronomischen Gesellschaft (in German). Vol. 92. pp. 713–717. Retrieved 2024-06-30.