The nights are now long enough. From now on, the observatory will again be offering public observation evenings on Friday evenings from 9 pm, provided the night sky is cloudless. A ticker on the main page will provide information about the night sky from Friday noon at the latest.
To mark Science Year 2023 and the special occasion of the maximum of the Perseids, the evening started punctually at 8 p.m. with a one-hour lecture by Dr. Rolf-Dieter Schadt on the topic of "Our solar system"....
Every year in August, countless shooting stars, the Perseids, can be observed. They get their name from their apparent origin in the direction of the constellation Perseus, which slowly rises above the eastern horizon during the month....
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...
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....
May 22, 2023 Shortly after 3 pm, the four-member youth group of the Lake Constance Observatory arrived at the observatory. After welcoming them with a short chat, they immediately started setting up, which was completed after a short time.
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 different phases of twilight have an effect on the visibility of celestial bodies. During civil twilight, only the brightest stars can be seen, while more stars are visible during nautical twilight. During astronomical twilight...
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 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....