For a situation of light pollution please see here.

The 'Antares Observatory' is located in the north-eastern part of switzerland. Its owned by the Astronomical Society 'Antares' (roughly 100 people). Open events and group sessions are frequently organized to bring the faszination of astronomy also to the public.

In contrast to many typical observatories, telescopes have to be installed and calibrated outside the building each session. During cold winter months the observatory itself can then be heated which sometimes is a great thing... The disadvantag, however, is the problem of the vibration that the gear is exposed to during its dislocation as well as the larg effort that has to be done for installation and calibration every night.

(WGS84) at 727m (±2m):
9°17'0.6" (±0.3") East 47°25'32.5" (±0.3") North

The 14" Schmidt Cassegrain telescope is used for visual observation (mainly for group sessions) and is carried by a AP1200 GoTo Mount.
The small 4" Borg refractor is on the top of that system and is used for astrophotography.

Since spring 2009, a STL-11000M camera is used for deep-sky photography. It is a monochromatic camera with a colorfilter wheel inside.

More details on that camera can be found here.

Different digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR cameras) were used since my start in 2003. Today I use a Hutech modified EOS 40D and partly also a modified 20D camera.

There are three objectives that I frequently use with DSLR camras for astrophotography:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6