The Zimmerwald Observatory (German: Observatorium Zimmerwald) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the AIUB, the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern. Built in 1956, it is located at Zimmerwald, 10 kilometers south of Bern, Switzerland.

Zimmerwald Observatory

The Zimmerwald Observatory in 2009
Organization	University of Berne
Observatory code	026
Location	near Zimmerwald, Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates	46.87667°N 7.46500°E / 46.87667; 7.46500
Established	1956
Website	www.aiub.unibe.ch
Telescopes
ZIMLAT 1-meter Laser and Astrometric Telescope
Location of Zimmerwald Observatory
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Numerous comets and asteroids have been discovered by Paul Wild (1925–2014) at Zimmerwald Observatory, most notably comet 81P/Wild, which was visited by NASA's Stardust space probe in 2004. The main belt asteroid 1775 Zimmerwald has been named after the location of the observatory.[1]

The 1-meter aperture ZIMLAT telescope was inaugurated in 1997.[2]

See also

• List of largest optical reflecting telescopes
• Swiss Space Office

References

External links

• Zimmerwald Observatory

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[de] Observatorium Zimmerwald

[ru] Обсерватория Циммервальда