Weiss Observatory
Weiss Observatory is an observatory in Southern District, Israel. Weiss Observatory is situated nearby to Wise Observatory.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wise Observatory and Alpaca Farm.
Wise Observatory
Observatory
The Florence and George Wise Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Tel Aviv University. It is located 5 kilometers west of the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater, and it is the only professional astronomical observatory in Israel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitzpe Ramon.
Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon is a small town in the remote Negev of Israel. 190 km south to Tel Aviv, and to Jerusalem, 80 km south to Beer Sheva, and 150 km north to Eilat. Known for Ramon Crater, which is the world's largest erosion cirque.Weiss Observatory
- Type: Observatory
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
30.59729° or 30° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.76226° or 34° 45′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G2PHQW6+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Weiss Observatory” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים על שם וויז”
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Highlights include Succah in the Desert and Har HaNegev Field School.
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