The astronomical observatory at the university of Haifa was inaugurated in 2022. The observatory is physically located at the Wise Observatory near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, and is operated by the Department of Physics at the University of Haifa in collaboration with the technical team of the Wise Observatory.  The observatory was established with the support of the Israeli Science Foundation, and focuses on the photometric and polarimetric monitoring of the sky, with a particular emphasis on uncovering the physics underlying the active phase of supermassive black holes in galaxy centers. The telescope is the second largest single-aperture telescope in Israel.