STScI

An astronomy course on site

Pupils at Engelbert von Berg-Gymnasium in Wipperfürth chose astronomy as a specialisation course and found out about our technical equipment and the opportunities for astronomical work at our site. The weather was...

Astrophotographer tinkers with spectrometer

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...

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...

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...