Calar Alto Observatory
in the Sierra de los Filabres, Andalucía, Southern Spain.
Operated by the Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie in Heidelberg and the Observatory of Madrid.
The dome of the 3.5m telescope
Thunder clouds
1.2m telescope
The dome of the 1.2m telescope
The building of the 3.5m telescope
Light pollution from Gergal is getting a problem
Black holes
Schmidt and 1.5m telescope
The Zeiss 2.2m telescope
Astro-Pictures
Coordinates:
Altitude:
2
o
32.8' W
37
o
13.4' N
2168m
Observatory page
MPI für Astronomie
© all photographs
taken by
Sven Kohle and Till Credner