Current
Observatory News
Astronomy Day 2025
The team at the Michael Adrian Observatory has an interesting program in store for you on Astronomy Day on 29 March. We will open at 11:00 a.m. in time to observe the solar eclipse with you.
The program with lectures and observations can be found on the events page.
published on: 19.03.2025
Daystar H-alpha Filter installiert
In Vorbereitung für den Tag der Astronomie, und der während dessen stattfindenden partiellen Sonnenfinsternis, haben wir unsaren Daystar H-alpha Filter am 8" APO installiert.
published on: 13.03.2025
Astronomy lectures again from 2025
After a longer break, there will be astronomy lectures on Fridays again from 14 February 2025. Six lectures are initially planned for 2025. The events start at 19:30 and admission is free. Door opens at 19:00.
Prof Dr Michael Kramer, Director - Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany, will kick things off with a talk on pulsars and how they can help with gravitational wave research.
published on: 17.01.2025
Events
Guided Tours
Public tours take place on the first and third Wednesday of every month, regardless of the weather. Reservations are not required, but we would still ask you to register using the contact form so that we can plan the tours better. If the weather is favorable, we will of course also make observations of the sky with the observatory's instruments.
The next public guided tour will take place on:
Mittwoch, 07.05.2025, 21:00 Uhr
Further Events
13.06.2025, 19:30 Uhr
Wie die Zeit in die Welt kommt
Claus Kiefer, Universität zu Köln
Der Begriff der Zeit gehört wohl zu den faszinierendsten und geheimnisvollsten Begriffen überhaupt.