Stockholm Observatory
Sorry about the lack of posting lately, I’m in a bit of a slump. I got a couple of nice topics to blog from people who completed the tree quiz, so expect that up sometime … soonish.
In the meantime, if you happen to be a Stockholmer or visiting for whatever reason, I can recommend a visit to the old Observatory, where you for the measly sum of 50kr (bring cash!) can get a guided tour of the building - and of the history of Swedish astronomy. Their opening hours are a bit limited - a few hours on sundays, and during the darker months, tuesday and thursday evenings (with stargazing!).
It’s a nice building with a fascinating history, filled with peculiar old instruments and topped with a telescope. What’s not to like?
That wonderful observatory (oh! the library!) was my dad’s workplace when I was a kid, and it forever set my standard for what a proper university department should look like. Unfortunately.
Comment by Tor — Wednesday, February 11, 2009 @ 18:56