Boyden Observatory

Boyden Observatory is an astronomical research and science education centre located in , 20 kilometres north-east of the city of in Free State, South Africa.
  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: observatory
  • Also known as: Boyden-Sterrewag

Boyden Observatory

Latitude
-29.03859° or 29° 2′ 19″ south
Longitude
26.4034° or 26° 24′ 12″ east
Elevation
1,383 metres (4,537 feet)
Open location code
5G28XC63+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1231951122
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Geo­Names ID
1016535
Wiki­data ID
Q895961
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Boyden Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Boyden-sterrewag
  • Afrikaans: Boydensterrewag
  • Catalan: Observatori Boyden
  • Dutch: Boyden Observatorium
  • Egyptian Arabic: مرصد بويدن
  • Esperanto: Observatorio Boyden
  • French: Observatoire Boyden
  • German: Boyden Observatory
  • German: Boyden-Observatorium
  • Italian: osservatorio Boyden
  • Italian: Osservatorio Boyden
  • Japanese: ボイデン天文台
  • Luxembourgish: Boyden Observatoire
  • Portuguese: Observatório Boyden
  • Russian: Обсерватория Бойдена
  • Spanish: Observatorio Boyden
  • Swedish: Boyden-observatoriet
  • Urdu: بوئیڈن رصدگاہ

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