Kvistaberg observatory
The observatory Kvistaberg ( Swedish : Kvistabergs observatorium ) is an observatory in the Swedish municipality of Upplands-Bro , which belongs to Uppsala University and is located between Uppsala and Stockholm .
The observatory resulted from a donation from Nils Tamm, an artist who studied astronomy in Uppsala in his youth under Nils Christofer Dunér and Östen Bergstrand and remained an enthusiastic amateur astronomer throughout his life. With the help of Åke Wallenquist and Gunnar Malmquist at Uppsala University, the observatory was equipped with a large Schmidt camera with an aperture of one meter. Wallenquist became the first director (1948–1970), followed by Tarmo Oja (1970–1999) and Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (1999–2007).
Around 2004, Uppsala University decided to close the observatory. The land and main building were sold to the Upplands-Bro municipality. A museum was set up in the domes in collaboration with the municipality and opened in 2009 under the direction of Bengt Edvardsson.
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Coordinates: 59 ° 30 ′ 12 " N , 17 ° 35 ′ 55" E