Work in the tower is progressing at a rapid pace. Jonathan is working on the drives and controls of our dome (above). It will soon be electronically operated. Meanwhile Leon takes care of our main telescope (right)...
29. February 2020
The galactic gas nebula NGC 2174
The galactic gas nebula NGC 2174 is a gas cloud in the constellation Orion, the main component of which is atomic hydrogen. The open star cluster NGC 2175 is embedded in the nebula. The object, which is approximately...
27. February 2020
STScI outpost opened
Hans-Werner Eürskens, a member of the STScI, has declared his observatory in Hamm-Pelkum to be an STScI outpost. Coordinated observations and campaigns will be possible in the future. Especially observation problems due...
22. February 2020
Spectrographs for school lab are ready for use
Peter Stinner has adjusted our three spectrographs ALPY 600 for the school lab and prepared them for use. They can now be used for spectroscopic observations day and night. Just as thechemist uses the spectroscope in...
27. January 2020
