Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in 1981 | |||
| Alternative names | Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg | ||
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| Named after | Karl Schwarzschild | ||
| Organization | Thuringian State Observatory | ||
| Observatory code | 033 | ||
| Location | Tautenburg, Thuringia | ||
| Coordinates | 50°58′48.4″N 11°42′40.2″E / 50.980111°N 11.711167°E | ||
| Altitude | 341 m (1,119 ft) | ||
| Established | 1960 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (Officially: Thuringia State Observatory Tautenburg) is a German astronomical observatory in Tautenburg near Jena, Thuringia. It is owned and operated as under public law by the State of Thuringia.
It was founded in 1960 as an affiliated institute of the former German Academy of Sciences at Berlin in GDR and named in honour of the astronomer and physicist Karl Schwarzschild (1873–1916). In 1992, the institute was re-established as Thuringian State Observatory (Thüringer Landessternwarte, TLS).