Sonneberg Observatory

Sonneberg Observatory () is an astronomical observatory and was formerly an institute of the Academy of Science in the German Democratic Republic. It is located on the 638 m high Erbisbühl in the Neufang district of Sonneberg. The observatory was founded on the initiative of Cuno Hoffmeister by the town of Sonneberg with the support of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung. On 28 December 1925, the observing station with the first domed tower was ceremoniously inaugurated. By 1928 it was expanded significantly and at the time was the highest astronomical observatory in Germany. The observatory, in its astronomy museum, has one of the world's largest collections of photographic plates. The museum is open to interested visitors, especially amateur astronomers and school students, so as to introduce them to the history and new findings in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Provided by Wikipedia