STScI

The Small Dumbbell Nebula

The Small Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 76) is a faint (10.1mag) planetary nebula. The name comes from the similarity with the Large Dumbbell Nebula (Messier 27). It is located in the constellation Perseus at a distance of...

Corona

Of course our school observatory is also affected by the Covid 19 pandemic. On the one hand, the school lab is ready for operation as an extracurricular learning place. On the other hand, we unfortunately had to cancel...

Mars in Opposition

The planet Mars is currently in a very favorable position in the night sky. You can discover it shortly after sunset as a brightly shining, reddish “star” in the constellation Pisces in the east. It stands...

Autumn impressions

Our member Frank Bohlscheid is an experienced astrophotographer and regularly shows what is possible with a small telescope. He uses a Newton telescope with an aperture of 20cm (even smaller than at our school...