Heringsdorf observatory
The Heringsdorf observatory , also known as the “Manfred von Ardenne” public observatory , is a public observatory in the Baltic Sea resort of Heringsdorf in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . It is located near the Heringsdorfer Seebrücke directly behind the coastal dunes of the Baltic Sea and is the only public observatory on the island of Usedom .
The observatory has existed since 1960 and was created at the suggestion of the physicist Manfred von Ardenne , who owned a holiday home in Heringsdorf and often spent his holidays in the community. He also provided the facility with a Cassegrain reflector with a 250 millimeter aperture and four meter focal length as the main instrument. Manfred von Ardenne originally had this telescope, designed by the optician Bernhard Schmidt and built by the Berlin company Optische Anstalt CP Goerz , in 1930 for his private observatory in Berlin-LichterfeldeBought. The roof of the observatory consists of two halves, which are rollable on rails and can be moved sideways to open.
The municipality is the owner of the observatory. The facility is open to the public, especially in the form of evening tours and lectures.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Communications on the history of astronomy. Published by the Working Group on the History of Astronomy in the Astronomical Society, No. 7 of December 1995, p. 4, ISSN 0944-1999
Web links
- Volkssternwarte Manfred von Ardenne Official website
Coordinates: 53 ° 57 ′ 16.2 " N , 14 ° 10 ′ 19.9" E