Wien, 16. Bezirk, Urania (observatorio, observatory, observatoire, osservatorio), Johann-Staud-Straß by Josef Lex (El buen soldado Švejk)

Kuffner Observatory From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Kuffner observatory's main building with the telescope dome <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuffner_Observatory" rel="nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuffner_Observatory</a> The Kuffner observatory is one of two telescope-equipped public observatories situated in Austria's capital, Vienna. It is situated in the West of the city's Ottakring district, on the slope of the Gallitzinberg at 302 m altitude. Originally a private scientific institution, it was converted into an educational astronomy facility after World War II as buildings and city lights had encroached to a degree that severely hampered scientific nightsky observations. Today the main tasks of the observatory consist in public education on astronomy, operating and preserving the historical equipment, and minor projects in scientific astronomy.