Contact

Location

The Historical Observatory is located in the north-east of the Botanical Garden at Sternwartestraße 13. Access is also possible via the Botanical Garden, entrance Botanikerstraße 10.

Bus stop

The bus stop "Botanikerstraße" is located directly at the entrance to the Botanical Garden.

Opening hours

Thursday from 3.30 to 5.30 pm

Contact people for the historical observatory

Friedrich Vötter 
+43 512 507-52055

Amela Music (Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics)
+43 512 507-52101
  

Botanical Garden

Perhaps you would like to combine a visit to the Historical Observatory with a visit to the Botanical Garden. Information, including opening hours, can be found at: www.uibk.ac.at/botany/botanical-garden

Open Night at the Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics

For those interested in observing the night sky through a telescope under professional guidance, from November to March the Institute regularly offers an open night. You will also have the opportunity to learn about the work of the scientists at the Institute for Astro- and Particle Physics at the University of Innsbruck:  https://www.uibk.ac.at/astro/outreach/astronacht/

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Responsible for the Historical Observatory project at the University of Innsbruck:

Norbert Przybilla, Friedrich Vötter, Herbert Hartl

Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck
Institut für Astro- und Teilchenphysik
Technikerstr. 25, 6020 Innsbruck

Tel.  +43 512 507-52101 and +43 512 507-52055

Uwe Steger

Office for Public Relations (BfÖ)
Innrain 52c, Josef-Moeller-Haus, 6020 Innsbruck

Tel. +43 512 507-32001

 

Responsible for the content of this website:

Herbert Hartl

 

The texts on this webpage were created by:

Herbert Hartl, Martin Köpl (who published a diploma thesis on "Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Innsbruck (1888 to 1999)") and Ronald Weinberger.