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...
In the morning hours of March 29, a partial solar eclipse occurred, which could be observed in parts of North America, Greenland and Europe. A closed cloud cover was forecast for Zweibrücken that morning. The first signs...
With the later onset of twilight, the opening of the observatory on Friday evenings in April is moved back by one hour to 21:00 - provided the sky remains cloud-free. SUN AND MOON On the first...
Due to the ever-later sunsets, the observatory only opens on Friday evenings in March from 7 pm. Assuming a clear night sky, of course. Sun and moon March has some astronomical highlights in store for us, including...
As already mentioned several times in the press and here, another planetary constellation awaits us in the evening sky towards the end of the month, around February 28. The planets visible to the naked eye, Mercury,...
Over the past few days, numerous media outlets have reported on an unusual parade of planets on January 21, 2025, with six planets seemingly aligned in the evening sky.While it is true that six planets in the evening sky...
Best viewing conditions for Jupiter and Mars, Venus as a bright object in the evening sky, Saturn occulted by the moon. Sun and Moon On 04.01. at 14:00 the Earth is at perihelion (close to the Sun). The distance Earth-Sun...
In the early evening hours of January 4, 2025, a Saturday, Saturn will be occulted by the moon. After the occultation on August 21, 2024, this will be the last occultation until December 9, 2036.
Best observation conditions for Jupiter, Venus as a bright object in the evening sky, shortest day of the year Sun and Moon The calendar start of winter this year falls on December 21 at 10:21 am. On this day...
First of all, thank you to the many interested visitors in recent weeks. The observatory is open from November up to and including February, and children in particular stimulate reflection with their thirst for knowledge and their astonishing knowledge...