Universitätssternwarte Graz

In the Austrian city of Graz, the Universitätssternwarte Graz has introduced generations of students to the night sky from a tower built into the university's historic physics building.

About Universitätssternwarte Graz

The observatory occupies an astronomical tower added to the northeast side of the university's physics building, constructed between 1872 and 1875. An extraordinary professorship for astronomy was established at the university in 1891, cementing the site's teaching role.

History

Regular astronomy instruction grew from the observatory's founding in the 19th century through to today, with the university later extending its astronomical work to two affiliated sites: the Kanzelhöhe solar observatory, opened for daily solar observations on Gerlitzen mountain at 1,910 metres in Carinthia, and the Lustbühel Observatory, established in 1976 for active research and student training.

Location & getting there

The observatory sits at Universitätsplatz in central Graz, Austria, at an elevation of around 375 metres.

Visiting Universitätssternwarte Graz

The observatory primarily serves student education; check with the University of Graz for any public viewing nights before planning a visit.

See your named star from here

Once you've named a star with Star Register, an observatory like this, with its own teaching tower and affiliated research sites, can help you find your star's exact coordinates in the sky. Search our catalogue first.