STScI

The globular cluster M 13 in an 8 inch telescope

Messier 13 or M13, also known as Hercules Cluster, is a bright globular cluster in the constellation Hercules. It is the brightest globular cluster in the northern sky, is about 25,100 light years away from the Sun, has...

Towards the SchoolLab III

The paved floor for the school lab and the rest of the area in front of the service building is finished. Metten Stein+Design from Overath supplied 280 square metres, which were then laid by experts. As soon as the...

Noctilucent clouds above Schnörringen

Noctilucent clouds are accumulations of ice crystals above the mesosphere in the mesopause. There the absolute minimum temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere is reached. They appear at a height of 81 to 85 km...

Large telescope I

Finally we can start with the installation of our large telescope. In two days the mounting and the telescope were set up separately to install both later one after the other in the telescope tower. Screws and small...

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