Last November, a star of 8 to 45 solar masses exploded in the galaxy NGC 2146 in the constellation Camelopardalis. This happened around 46 million light years away from us. The galaxy is speeding away from us at almost...
As the observatory does not stand on its own property its preservation in the distant future was unsecured. There was a permanent threat of high property taxes that the association could not cover. In an unprecedented...
Happy children In the happy children’s sky the stars of joy bright and pure; O beware of darkening them and rejoice in their glow. Julius Karl Reinhold Sturm (1816-1896) We wish all friends of the Waldbröl school...
Together with the Oberberg Education Office, we took part in the nationwide Reading Day. The response from pupils was surprisingly high for us, especially as their schools were not exactly around the corner. The “booth”...