Singing public observatory

The Astronomical Working Group of the Volkssternwarte Singen eV (VSS) is a Volkssternwiel founded in 1983 by a group of amateur astronomers in Singen am Hohentwiel .

The area of ​​activity particularly includes the Hegau region . Like every public observatory, the members try to pass on the fascination of the night sky to others.

Dome of the Singing Observatory

observatory

The observatory is located in the south-western area of ​​Singen, where the instrument dome is located on the roof of the Zeppelin secondary school.

Instruments

Type	Opening width	Focal length
Star 12 ED refractor	12 cm	101.6 cm
Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope , Celestron 11	a = 28 cm	f = 280 cm

See also

• List of planetariums in Germany

Web links

Commons : Volkssternwarte Singen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.sternwarte-singen.de/ ; Singing observatory

Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 11.6 "  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 30"  E