The Observatory Welzheim is located in the Naturpark Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald near the health resort Stadt Welzheim and serves as the observatory of the Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium Stuttgart.
https://www.sternwarte-welzheim.de/
(Link in German)
Special tour for participants of the conference
(rain or shine)
Date: Tuesday, 17.09.2019
Time: 21:00
Meeting place: Observatory
Travel: Participants travel to Welzheim on their own (instructions below)
Language: German
Expected costs: The tour is free for all conference participants and their guests
Public tours of the observatory (only when the weather permits star visibility)
Date: Wednesday, 18.09.2019
Time: 21:00
Meeting place: Observatory
Travel: Participants travel to Welzheim on their own (instructions below), the tour is about 1.5 hours long
Language: German
Expected costs: The tour is free
Anfahrt:
Geographic coordinates: eastern longitude: 9° 35‘ 50‘‘, northern latitude: 48° 52‘ 30‘‘, height above sea level: 547 m
The observatory can be reached using the street from Schorndorf to Welzheim (L 1150). Before reaching Welzheim, exit in the direction Langenberg and follow the signs for „Sternwarte“.
There are signs for the parking lot „Sternwarte.“ From here, a path (430 m) leads to the observatory. Cars are not allowed on this path.
