STScI

We do STEM

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...

Reading Day at the Observatory

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...

A new toilet?

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...

Sheet metal lasts forever

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...