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    August 27, 2023

    The public observatory, located in the former gun tower to the north, was opened as part of the first Erfurt Blooms garden show in July 1950. Much of the existing technology, such as the 2.5 m long telescope (aperture width: 130 mm, focal length: 1,950 mm), originally comes from the Humboldt School, which was almost completely destroyed by a bomb attack in 1945.[23] The school and public observatory, which opened here thanks to a donation in 1911, was partially relocated in 1944 as a preventative measure.
    Due to the low light pollution in the area at the time and the height (265 meters above sea level), the tower was chosen as the location. Its rotating dome has a diameter of 5 meters and was the first one manufactured by VEB Carl Zeiss Jena after the Second World War.

    Source:de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egapark

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      November 3, 2019

      The public observatory has been located in this former Cyriaksburg fortress tower since 1950 and is still in operation, current information can be found at
      volkssternwarte-erfurt.de

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        A beautiful observatory in an impressive tower.

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