Boyden Observatory
Boyden Observatory is an astronomical research observatory and science education centre located in Maselspoort, 20 kilometres north-east of the city of Bloemfontein in Free State, South Africa.- Observatory
- …lies at an elevation of 1,383 metres (4,537 feet)
- …is also known as “Boyden-Sterrewag”
- …is operated by the University of the Free State
Boyden Observatory
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Latitude
-29.03859° or 29° 2′ 19″ south
Longitude
26.4034° or 26° 24′ 12″ east
Open location code
5G28XC63+H9
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man_made=observatory
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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”
- Finnish: “Boyden-observatorio”
- 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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