Gornergrat, Switzerland
The following photos were taken during my visits to the KOSMA observatory at the Gornergrat in Switzerland in December 2002 and November 2003. The observatory hosted a 3-m telescope for sub-mm observations and was operated by the Universities of Cologne and Bonn. The high altitude of 3100 m as well as the surrounding glaciers are accountable for a very low water vapour content of the atmosphere, allowing for sub-mm observations up to the highest frequencies of 890 GHz. Please click on the images to enlarge the photos.
Kulm Hotel with the observatories
KOSMA observatory
Gornergrat railway station
The observatories at night
Sirius shining over the Breithorn
Full moon behind the Matterhorn
The Matterhorn in clouds
The Matterhorn at sunrise
Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex)
Stereo image of the scenery
KOSMA observatory
KOSMA observatory
The Dent Blanche