Observatory of Strasbourg Observatory of Strasbourg The Observatory of Strasbourg is an astronomical observatory in Strasbourg, France. Following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the city of Strasbourg became part of the German Empire. The University of Strasbourg was refounded in 1872 and a new observatory began construction in 1875 in the Neustadt district. The main instrument was a 50 cm Repsold refractor, which saw first light in 1880 (see Great refractor). At the time this was the largest instrument in the German Empire. In 1881, the ninth General Assembly of the Astronomische Gesellschaft met in Strasbourg to mark the official inauguration.The observatory site
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival back for a second edition during this seventh edition of SEFFF with a selection of 18 independent video games. Indium Game Contest Indium Game Contest Since 2008 the festival schedule an opening and closing ceremony, which usually consist in a European movie premiere. Those movies were : Since its beginning, the festival celebrate some of the most famous fantastic films directors and sagas such as Aliens, King Kong and Romero's "of the Dead Series", through exhibits, retrospectives, lectures and workshops. In 2009 the first Great Strasbourg Zombie Walk was organized which marked the start of the festival. The walk brought