Sphinx Observatory
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| Location | Jungfraujoch, Switzerland | ||||
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| Altitude | 3571 m | ||||
| Established | 1937 | ||||
| Website www.hfsjg.ch |
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Sphinx Observatory is an observatory located on Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. The mountain top has been hollowed to fit an elevator that leads to the observatory from the train station and ice Palace.
[edit] Gallery
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Sphinx Observatory is located on top of the mountain
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Observation deck open to public
[edit] References
- ^ "The observation instrument in the astronomical dome is a 76 cm telescope with Cassegrain and Coudé focus" http://www.hfsjg.ch/jungfraujoch/infrastructure/sphinx.html
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