Stockholm Observatory

The old Stockholm observatory from the 18th century

Museum in the old observation room. It was used before the telescopic dome was built in the 19th century.

The Stockholm Observatory (Swedish: Stockholms observatorium ) is an observatory in Stockholm , Sweden . It was founded in the 18th century and is now part of the Faculty of Astronomy at Stockholm University .

The observatory was built by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on the initiative of its secretary Per Elvius the Younger (1710–1749). It was built according to the plans of the architect Carl Hårleman between 1748 and 1756. The first director was Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin , followed u. a. by Hugo Gyldén and Bertil Lindblad .

In 1929 the construction of a new observatory on Karlsbaderberget in Saltsjöbaden began. This was designed by the architect Axel Anderberg and completed in 1931. The old observatory has been used as a museum since then.

In 2001 the faculty moved to the newly built AlbaNova universitetscentrum on Roslagstull in Stockholm . Since 2007 there has been a new observatory in the dome of the building with a Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope one meter in diameter.

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59.27167 18.30833Coordinates: 59 ° 16 ′ 18 ″ N , 18 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ E