STScI

STScI outpost opened

Hans-Werner Eürskens, a member of the STScI, has declared his observatory in Hamm-Pelkum to be an STScI outpost. Coordinated observations and campaigns will be possible in the future. Especially observation problems due...

Spectrographs for school lab are ready for use

Peter Stinner has adjusted our three spectrographs ALPY 600 for the school lab and prepared them for use. They can now be used for spectroscopic observations day and night. Just as thechemist uses the spectroscope in...

Mercury transit and potato chips

On 11 November, the innermost planet of the solar system passed through the solar disk and stood as a small spot for several hours in front of the sun. This rare event takes place only about a dozen times per century...