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Wangerooge Observatory

Wangerooge Observatory

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Wangerooge Observatory

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Location: East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Volker🏃🏻

June 20, 2025

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Great, suddenly an observatory appears in the woods; I would have expected it to be on top of a dune.

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Wanderdüne🌳 🏔

February 11, 2025

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The small observatory, which is privately run, also offers guided tours. Years ago we did one with a larger group. It was very informative.

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Uwe aus Lüstringen

April 2, 2025

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The observatory was built by Wilhelm Dorenbusch between 1962 and 1964. Its dome has a diameter of 3.30 meters and houses various telescopes.

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Elevation 40 m

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Friday 27 March

8°C

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41 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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