Bamberg-Refraktor
The Bamberg-Refraktor is a large telescope. The refracting telescope has an aperture of 320 millimetres, a focal length of five metres and is located in the Wilhelm Foerster Observatory in the Berlin district of Schöneberg.
| Part of | Urania Wilhelm Foerster Observatory |
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| Location(s) | Insulaner, Schöneberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 52°27′27″N 13°21′04″E |
| Telescope style | achromatic lens optical telescope refracting telescope |
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| Mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) |
| Focal length | 5,000 mm (16 ft 5 in) |
| Website | wfs |
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The name "Bamberg" goes back to the builder of the telescope, Carl Bamberg (* 12. Juli 1847 in Kranichfeld; † 4. Juni 1892 in Friedenau), and the term "refractor" (Latin re = 'back' and frangere = 'refract') means that the telescope is made exclusively with light-refracting optical lenses and does not use mirrors or zone plates.
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