Volkssternwarte Bonn

Public observatory building

The Volkssternwarte Bonn is a voluntary operated observatory in Bonn . It is located on the grounds of the Old Observatory of the University of Bonn in the southern part of the city .

In 1972 the Volkssternwarte Bonn was founded as a registered association with the aim of spreading popular astronomy and supporting amateur astronomy . The association has around 160 members (as of August 2008).

The club building, christened "Refractory", is the dome of the large refractor of the former university observatory, built in 1899 . Today there are u. a. a library and a small exhibition on current astronomical topics. The building is from the country since 1975, North Rhine-Westphalia rented and stands as a monument under monument protection .

The Volkssternwarte Bonn regularly conducts public observations of the starry sky and the sun . In addition, lectures on astronomical topics are offered.

Individual evidence

↑ Self-presentation of the association ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) []
↑ List of monuments of the city of Bonn (as of March 15, 2019), p. 45, number A 941
↑ Bonn starry sky . Website of the Volkssternwarte Bonn eV, accessed on December 10, 2019.
↑ Meeting point refractory - public observation at the public observatory . Website of the Volkssternwarte Bonn eV, accessed on December 10, 2019.
↑ Offers for the general public . Website of the Argelander Institute for Astronomy (AIfA) at the University of Bonn, accessed on December 10, 2019.

Web links

Observatory website

50.727607 7.098182Coordinates: 50 ° 43 '39.4 " N , 7 ° 5' 53.5" E

[1] Self-presentation of the association ( Memento from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) []

[2] List of monuments of the city of Bonn (as of March 15, 2019), p. 45, number A 941

[3] Bonn starry sky . Website of the Volkssternwarte Bonn eV, accessed on December 10, 2019.

[4] Meeting point refractory - public observation at the public observatory . Website of the Volkssternwarte Bonn eV, accessed on December 10, 2019.

[5] Offers for the general public . Website of the Argelander Institute for Astronomy (AIfA) at the University of Bonn, accessed on December 10, 2019.