Ole Rømer Observatory
Ole Rømer Observatoriet | |||||||||
| Named after | Ole Rømer | ||||||||
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| Organization | Aarhus University | ||||||||
| Observatory code | 155 | ||||||||
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°07′41″N 10°11′36″E / 56.128069°N 10.193223°E | ||||||||
| Established | 15 October 1911 | ||||||||
| Website | Ole Rømer Observatory | ||||||||
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Ole Rømer Observatory (Danish: Ole Rømer Observatoriet) is an astronomical observatory and museum, built in 1911 and located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is operated by Aarhus University and functions both as a research and training laboratory for the university Institute for Physics and Astronomy and a museum offering guided tours and lectures. It is named after astronomer Ole Rømer, and the buildings were listed in 2006 as a fine example of Danish Art Nouveau architecture (Danish: Skønvirke). The facility also includes a residential house, originally and formerly home to the director of the observatory, today used as a guest house for visiting researchers.
The observatory facilitates education, public outreach and research as part of an original agreement when it was built. The observatory offers presentations and discussions on a broad array of astronomical topics on selected evenings and when the sky is clear the observatory's two 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes are employed.