The Medusa Nebula (PK 205 + 14.1) in the constellation of Gemini was only discovered in 1955. Its name comes from the snake-like gas filaments which remind of the hair of Medusa. For a long time, the nebula was thought...
The total lunar eclipse in the early morning of 21 January 2019 was to be observed in the Bergisches Land with clear sky in its full course. The cover picture shows the view of the moon entering the core shadow of the...
Leg and back muscles were tested with a pickaxe, shovel and concrete. The SchoolLab will have three identical observation stations plus a dome observatory. All stations need power and data connections to the three...
NGC 2359, also known as Thor’s Helmet, is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Majoris. The bubble-shaped nebula consists of a mixture of material lost by the central Wolf-Rayet star at an earlier...
The floor is laid and the sanitary area is finished. The beds and mattresses are there and waiting for the construction. The tables are set up – and with the chairs you can already imagine the operation in the...
This book by our association chairman Dr. Thomas Eversberg is about the American moon-landings – and about the doubts expressed ever since concerning the reality of these landings. Were the images of men on the moon...
In addition to the telescope on a heavy mount, each of the three identical stations in the school lab has a retractable protective building which serves as a heated control room during operation. Even at low outside...
The planet Neptune has another moon with a diameter of only 34 kilometres. Its name is “Hippocamp” and its orbit is still within the orbit of the much larger moon Proteus. The astronomers determined the...
Since November we have been working every Saturday in the interior of the service building. Around 350 square metres of joints are plastered, sanded, wallpapered and painted by the staff themselves in order to lay the...
The families Spaich & Maderner from Mössingen and Mengen donated the complete observatory of Dr. Friedebert Maderner to the STScI. The first-class ensemble of several lens and reflector telescopes as well as the...
With the homeland cheque from the state government we bought a 3.5-metre dome for the SchoolLab. Fortunately, Peter Peisker from Peisker Logistik GmbH took over the transport of the two dome halves from Baden-Baden...
For the unbureaucratic promotion of projects of local associations and initiatives, which concern themselves with homeland, the Ministry for homeland, communal, building and equalization of the province North Rhine...
