There can be no great discoveries or progress as long as there is still one unhappy child on earth. Albert Einstein
We wish all friends of the Waldbröl School Observatory a Merry Christmas!
Last month, a star lit up in the Andromeda galaxy – a bright red nova. Red novae are a rare class of eruptive variable stars. This class of stars develops an intense red color during an eruption. It is believed that...
The new STEM report from the German Economic Institute states that there is still a shortage of skilled personnel in STEM professions (workers and academics) on the German labor market. This jeopardizes important future...
Together with the Oberberg Education Office, we participated in this year’s nationwide Reading Day. The place was packed again! Our colleague Thomas Eversberg read a story from the “Star Diaries” by Polish science...
Today we heard strange noises coming from the upper auxiliary station. Knocking, scratching, and grinding are not typical sounds at an observatory. Upon entering the station, we discovered an unknown plumber working on...
We have now begun installing corrugated sheet metal walls in the building of our lower auxiliary station below the service building. In doing so, we are following a construction philosophy that we have already...
…it’s time for some green waste removal. With this in mind, it was once again time to get physical and get out the chainsaw. An additional parking area is to be created next to the school lab. However, this...
We have now set up the new wide-field telescope under its dome. Our optical telescope equipment is now complete. All of the telescopes that have been permanently installed to date are actually telephoto lenses with a...
As a beginner observer, who isn’t in awe of telescope technology? And which teachers have the time to familiarize themselves with the technology for their pupils? And how can you get pupils interested in something...
Apparently, we were mistaken, because just last week we located our board at Simon Gier and Klaus Vollmann as they cemented the telescope column of the upper auxiliary station. Now we have installed the heavy mount and...
Finally, we can get back to concrete work… we really missed the sweat-inducing labor with dirt and heavy materials. Fortunately, we were able to make up for lost time at our upper secondary station. Our board was...
In a distant galaxy, millions of light-years away from us, a star has exploded – and we were able to watch it! This powerful stellar explosion is called Supernova 2025rbs and was discovered in the galaxy NGC 7331 in the...
