The starry sky in July 2023
The summer starry sky has arrived. After nightfall, the so-called summer triangle dominates, consisting of the bright stars Vega in Lyra, Deneb in the Swan and the slightly lower star Atair (also known as...
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The starry sky in June 2023
The nights around June 21, when the sun only sets for a short time, i.e. it is still at least twilight or even daylight, are called the White Nights....
The starry sky in May 2023
Due to the increasing length of the day, the useful observation times during the month of May are reduced from five hours at the beginning to just two hours at the end of the month. This would mean that the start of observations of galaxies...
The starry sky in April 2023
Since the equinox on March 26, the nights are getting shorter than the days again, so we are approaching the beautiful summer time again, but unfortunately also the "astronomical summer slump". The opening hours of the observatory...
The starry sky in March 2023
The goddess of love and the father of the gods come close at the beginning of the month The days are already getting noticeably longer, the sun passes the equator (20th beginning of spring) and summer time begins again last weekend. MOON On 7.3....
Comet at the end of the month
First of all, we would like to wish all visitors to our website a good start to the New Year. May it be filled with happiness and success. After many years, in January we have the chance to see a comet again with...
Mars in opposition to the Sun
On December 8, 2022, Mars will reach its opposition to the Sun in the constellation Taurus. It will then be exactly opposite the Sun in the sky and come particularly close to Earth. Around 81.5 million kilometers separate us...
Shooting stars in November
November is a month of meteors and shooting stars. During a meteor shower, fragments of a comet, the meteorites, enter the near-Earth atmosphere and burn up as shooting stars. On November 1st, the moon shows its...