About Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory

The Sternwarte Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf-Bilk was a private observatory founded in 1843 by Johann Friedrich Benzenberg. The observatory's main feature was a refracting telescope with 1800mm focal length. After Benzenberg's death the observatory was bequeathed to the city of Düsseldorf. It was destroyed by bombing in 1943.

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Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory

private observatory founded in 1843 by Johann Friedrich Benzenberg

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