In order for a telescope to accurately correct for the Earth’s rotation and accurately track objects in the sky, its polar axis must be aligned exactly parallel to the Earth’s axis of rotation. To achieve...
The digital controller, its software and new encoders for our large telescope have now arrived from the USA. We will not only be able to control the telescope but also to completely compensate for structural mechanical...
Our colleagues Sophia, Katharina and Lucia have tested all our CCD cameras today. This includes shots that provide the pixel noise and give information about the quality of the readout electronics. Other shots provide...
Our colleagues Katharina, Lilly, Lucia and Sophia from the Aggertal-Gymnasium in Engelskirchen have meanwhile not only familiarized themselves with the telescopes of our school lab but also helped us with the...
Since our first school network meeting, Covid 19 infection rates nationwide have nearly tripled. We take the scientific evidence on the virus and its variants seriously, so we are all double or triple vaccinated and...
We have a new supporter. Gabriel (12 years) is interested in the observatory and is enthusiastic about astronomy. In his school there is unfortunately no astronomy working group and so he will not only support the...
Eighteen months after we had to cancel the first meeting of the School Network Astronomy Oberberg due to Corona, now 35 teachers and some students from 18 schools followed our new invitation. We presented our concept of...
It was once again clear, windy and to make matters worse not really dark due to the waning moon (brightness 55%). To highlight the structures of my desired objects Orion Nebula M42 and the Cirrus Nebula NGC 6960, an...
When a star in the constellation of Cygnus exploded about 8,000 years ago at a distance of 2,400 light-years, it ejected its entire envelope. It expanded into space at high speed and today forms the Cirrus Nebula. This...
This year, both the student observatory and the LEBENSFARBEN association received financial support from the Lions Club Gummersbach-Aggertal. The Lions Club is very interested in strengthening the region through...
Students of the Astro Working Group at the Waldbröl Comprehensive School “discovered” the two giants of our solar system. These are the planets Jupiter and Saturn. At first a simple 20cm telescope without...
