The astronomical observatory of the University of Hamburg in Germany, founded by the city of Hamburg in 1825 and rebuilt at its present site in the Bergedorf district in 1912; the university has owned and operated it since 1968. Astronomer Walter Baade discovered the large near-Earth asteroid 1036 Ganymed there on 23 October 1924, and the observatory's instruments include a 1-meter reflector that achieved first light in 1911 and a historic 60-centimeter Great Refractor.
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Observatory Typeastronomical observatory 1 LocationBergedorf borough of Hamburg, northern Germany 1 Operating Principlethe Hamburg 1-meter reflector, the world's fourth largest reflector when it began operations in 1911 1 Classification
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Why did the Hamburg Observatory move to Bergedorf?
It moved because of increasing light pollution; the Bergedorf observatory was dedicated in 1912.
The reason was increasing light pollution in the city. In 1906 it was decided to move the observatory to Bergedorf, the first instruments were moved there in 1909, and the new observatory was officially dedicated in 1912.
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Hamburg Observatory (German: Hamburger Sternwarte) is an astronomical observatory located in the Bergedorf borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany.
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located in the Bergedorf borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany
Lead paragraph, founding clause
it was founded in 1825 by the City of Hamburg
Instruments section, 1m reflector
The Hamburg 1 m Reflector (39″/100 cm objective aperture) was the world's fourth largest reflector when it began operations in 1911.
Instruments section, Great Refractor
The Great Refractor, a great refractor telescope with an objective diameter (60 cm) and focal length (9 m).
In Group: Optical Observatories of Europe, Lead sentence
Hamburg Observatory (German: Hamburger Sternwarte) is an astronomical observatory located in the Bergedorf borough of the city of Hamburg in northern Germany.
Operated By: University of Hamburg, Article text: operator
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.
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