The official inauguration of the Peterberg Observatory was celebrated on 6th September 1997. The shining dome of the observatory dominates the external view of the building. On ground level the building contains a lecture room with a capacity for altogether 50 people, a club room with an astronomical library and the small shop of the observatory where visitors can buy astronomy-related books and things. The dome itself covers the core of our optical instruments , the Celestron 14 Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector. Its primary mirror is 350mm in diameter.
Larger groups can get an appointment on virtually every day of the week.
Since spring 2000 we use multimedia-equipment for our lectures.