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Tautenburg Observatory, formally the Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, is a research observatory near Jena in the German state of Thuringia. Founded in 1960, it operates the Alfred Jensch Telescope, a two-meter instrument designed with a Schmidt camera system that provides a wide field of view. The facility is used for optical observations in stellar, galactic, extragalactic, and planetary research, including surveys and studies of variable or transient objects.
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Where is Tautenburg Observatory?
Tautenburg Observatory, formally the Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, is near Jena in Thuringia, Germany. It is a research observatory associated with the Alfred Jensch Telescope.
When was Tautenburg Observatory founded?
Tautenburg Observatory was founded in 1960. Its main instrument is the Alfred Jensch Telescope, a two-meter telescope designed with a Schmidt camera system.
What telescope is used at Tautenburg Observatory?
The observatory operates the Alfred Jensch Telescope. It is a two-meter instrument whose Schmidt camera design supports wide-field astronomical imaging.
What is special about the Alfred Jensch Telescope?
The Alfred Jensch Telescope combines a two-meter aperture with a Schmidt camera system. That design gives Tautenburg a distinctive capability for surveying relatively broad areas of the sky.
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