Wise Observatory

The Florence and George Wise Observatory is an astronomical owned and operated by Tel Aviv University. It is located 5 kilometers west of the town of in the desert near the edge of the Ramon Crater, and it is the only professional astronomical observatory in .
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  • Type: Observatory
  • Description: astronomical observatory

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alpaca Farm.

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is situated 2 km northeast of Wise Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mitzpe Ramon.

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is a small town in the remote of . 190 km south to , and to , 80 km south to , and 150 km north to . Known for Ramon Crater, which is the world's largest erosion cirque.

Wise Observatory

Latitude
30.59711° or 30° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
34.7625° or 34° 45′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G2PHQW6+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119100521
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q580230
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Wise Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վայզ աստղադիտարան”
  • Catalan: “Observatori Wise”
  • Chinese: “智慧天文台”
  • Dutch: “Wise Observatorium”
  • Esperanto: “Observatorio Wise”
  • German: “Wise Observatorium”
  • German: “Wise Observatory”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה הכוכבים על שם וייז”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Wise”
  • Japanese: “フローレンス・アンド・ジョージ・ワイズ天文台”
  • Japanese: “フローレンス&ジョージ・ワイズ天文台”
  • Japanese: “ワイズ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wise Observatoire”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه ویز”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Вайза”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio Wise”
  • Ukrainian: “Wise Observatory”
  • Ukrainian: “Вайз Обсерваторі”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Вайза”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія зірок імені Вайза”
  • Ukrainian: “מצפה הכוכבים על שם וייז”
  • Urdu: “وائز رصدگاہ”

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Highlights include Weiss Observatory and Succah in the Desert.

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