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Black Forest Observatory (BFO)

Black Forest Observatory (BFO)

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Black Forest Observatory (BFO)

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Location: Schenkenzell, Landkreis Rottweil, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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steffend

August 17, 2018

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KIT and the University of Stuttgart are investigating seismic changes in the old shaft of the Erzbergwerk Anton. A board explains what is done there.

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Matthias

June 6, 2020

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Today in the Anton gallery there are high-precision measuring devices that measure every vibration of the floor. For this reason there is also a restricted area around the observatory for the construction of wind turbines

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BlackForestHero ⛰️🥾🌲

January 19, 2025

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Didn't know we had something like that. 😉

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Elevation 650 m

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Tuesday 16 June

28°C

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13 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Location: Schenkenzell, Landkreis Rottweil, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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