STScI

The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

After never having been able to photograph a comet in the last few years, mainly because of the weather, this year it looked as if the weather had planned to make up for the drought of the last few years in one fell...

Exciting views of the Rosette Nebula

The Rosette Nebula is a beautiful astrophotography target that can be explored even with small telescopes. Rosette is the French word for small rose. With a little imagination, the finished image certainly lives up to...

IT security at the observatory

Our school observatory is professionally digitalized and has access to the Internet. This contains significant dangers, especially for the youngsters, which we actively counteract with a strong firewall and a well...

It doesn’t always have to be cameras

While the telescopes are occupied or you are waiting for the exposure series to finish, you don’t have to fall prey to boredom. There are many interesting sidelines in the observatory. One of my personal favorites...