While I was at the observatory on a quiet Saturday, soldering away at a defective controller for a mount, I received a message from a club colleague: “Can you please take a look at which eyepiece we can use for...
24. June 2024
News
A speedrun
Would you like to know how long it takes to take a photo of the sun? That’s why I went to the observatory and did a speedrun for a photo of the sun for you 5 minutes arrival. Put things down, unlock everything 15...
10. June 2024
A new dome slit
Our fiberglass dome was in urgent need of repair. The running surfaces of the dome slit were in a catastrophic condition and made a terrible noise when the slit was opened. We already had concerns about opening the dome...
4. June 2024
A storage container provides space
It was slowly getting cramped in our service building. Many telescopes and telescope mounts as well as chairs for the seminar room were in the way at important places. This has now been remedied. The company Säbu from...
3. June 2024
The sun: Our star and the polar lights
The sun is the star around which our planets revolve. It plays a crucial role for life on Earth by providing light and heat. But the sun is also responsible for spectacular phenomena, such as the auroras. The sun goes...
12. May 2024
… and then came the polar lights
Typically, the electrons from a mass ejection from the sun take two to three days to reach Earth. And since a lot of matter is ejected from sunspots in particular, strong auroras could certainly be expected from the...
11. May 2024
Monster spots on the sun…
To enrich today’s Father’s Day with something meaningful, I continued the solar observation I started yesterday this morning with an almost open and clear sky. Looking at the two sunspots AR 3663 and a...
9. May 2024
The Dark Shark
The dark nebula LDN 1235 (also known as the Dark Shark) is located in the constellation Cepheus and is best observed in the months of May-December. It is a molecular cloud about 650 light years away and around 15 light...
2. May 2024
Public spectroscopy forum
We not only want to take beautiful photos but also do astrophysics. This is done by physically analysing light using spectrographs. We offer an open spectroscopy forum for those who are interested in astrospectroscopy...
7. March 2024
Spectacular discovery
We have been observing the weather at the observatory for a few weeks now and were completely surprised to discover that there are long periods of rain. After intensive discussions, we came to a clear conclusion:...
26. February 2024
Cooperation with the University of Siegen
Prof Dr Oliver Schwarz and Dr Ina Stricker from the ‘Didactics of Physics’ department and Bastian Thelen from the Oberberg Education Office visited the school observatory to develop an educational concept...
24. January 2024
Diversity at our observatory
“Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and the more persistently I think about them: The starry sky above me and the moral law within me.” – Immanuel...
20. January 2024
