Norderstedt observatory

Norderstedt observatory refers to the astronomy facilities in Norderstedt, a town just north of Hamburg, Germany, which is home to both an amateur public observatory and a modern radio-astronomy installation.

About Norderstedt observatory

The town's Volkssternwarte Norderstedt (public observatory) welcomes local skywatchers, while nearby a LOFAR radio-telescope antenna field operates as a station of the wider LOFAR network, run by the University of Hamburg together with the University of Bielefeld to observe the sky at long radio wavelengths.

Location & getting there

Norderstedt sits directly on Hamburg's northern edge in northern Germany, making it an easy trip from the city for anyone curious about either the optical observatory or the radio station.

Visiting Norderstedt observatory

Opening hours are not confirmed here, so check the current schedule for Volkssternwarte Norderstedt directly before visiting; the LOFAR station is a research installation and not generally open to casual visitors.

See your named star from here

Once a star has been named and given coordinates through Star Register, those coordinates work with any telescope capable of reaching them, optical observatories like the one in Norderstedt included. See the options at /#packages or browse named stars in the catalogue.