Hamburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the Bergedorf borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany. It is owned and operated by the University of Hamburg, Germany since 1968, although it was founded in 1825 by the City of Hamburg and moved to its present location in 1912. It has operated telescopes at Bergedorf, at two previous locations in Hamburg, at other observatories around the world, and it has also supported space missions.
Hamburg Observatory
The 1-meter Reflector, the biggest telescope by aperture in Germany for many years, and one of the top largest in 1911
The 1 m-Spiegel, a 1-meter reflecting telescope at Bergedorf Observatory
Saturn through the Lippert telescope in 2005 (CC 2.0 License)
Bergedorf is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany, named after Bergedorf quarter within this borough. In 2020 the population of the borough was 130,994.
The small harbour in Bergedorf.
Image: Boroughs of Hamburg
Church "St. Peter and Pauli"
Schloss Bergedorf now houses a history museum.