Partial lunar eclipse, equinox, Saturn at opposition: from this month onwards we will be opening our observatory again on Friday evenings, provided the night sky is clear, as we have already mentioned several times. In September from 9 pm, October from 8 pm and November...
Perseids and Saturn occultation: Every year in August, countless shooting stars, the Perseids, can be observed. They get their name from their origin in the direction of the constellation Perseus, which slowly moves across the sky during the month.
SUN AND MOON On the 20th of the previous month, the sun reached its highest point in the sky at noon and is now sinking again. The length of the day in Zweibrücken decreases over the course of the month from...
Due to the short nights, the observatory will remain closed at night in June. However, a few Sundays are planned on which the observatory will open between 14:00 and 16:00 for solar observation. The dates can be...
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...
At this point I would like to warn you never to look into the sun with binoculars or a telescope without protection! There is a high risk of serious eye damage! Solar activity is almost at the peak of its 11-year...
On the day of the equinox, also known as the equinox, the sun is exactly over the equator. This happens twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. The equinox in spring is also known as...
Due to the later onset of twilight, the observatory opens on Friday evening in April one hour later at 9:00 p.m., assuming a cloudless night sky.Due to the irregular distribution of activity, this year's maximum of the Lyrids will occur on the morning of...
Following observations in 1866 and 1946, experts are expecting another outburst of a nova in the constellation Corona Borealis (Northern Crown) in 2024, which is likely to be observable with the naked eye.
In the afternoon hours of February 28, 2024, the innermost planet of our solar system, Mercury, and the sixth planet, the ringed gas giant Saturn, apparently met, and as this encounter took place close to the sun, the event was...