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The Bochum Observatory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

J.V. Feitzinger ,
M. Hünerbein ,
R. Kordecki ,
G. Monstadt  and
J. Prölss
J.V. Feitzinger
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Astronomisches Institut, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany
M. Hünerbein
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Astronomisches Institut, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany
R. Kordecki
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Astronomisches Institut, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany
G. Monstadt
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Astronomisches Institut, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany
J. Prölss
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Astronomisches Institut, Postfach 102148, D-4630 Bochum 1, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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The various units of this observatory consist of a planetarium – which has a complex computer-controlled system – the programmes for which are varied with different degrees of astronomical information and entertainment value; observing stations with 12.5, 40, and 60–cm instruments, used for regular public observing nights, special events, and special programmes for young children and their parents as well as specific older groups; a mobile observatory with a 32–cm telescope; and a series of astronomical courses.

Type
Part IV Popularization
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 98: Stargazers: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy , 1988 , pp. 221
Copyright
Copyright © Springer-Verlag 1988