Every now and then there are interesting, exciting events in which we participate, or which we organize ourselves.
Here you can find an overview of the reports on these events.
- Visit to my observatory
On Wednesday, October 16th, 2024, a volunteer from the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ) and a photographer were with me to report on my hobby of astronomy, the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and the “supermoon”. The article should appear in the online edition of NOZ. - Excursion to the Effelsberg radio telescope
You have to drive very far from Osnabrück to get to the end of the visible universe or - to be more precise - to get to where you can "see" almost to this end. So six astro friends from kosmos-os set off from Osnabrück on Saturday, September 21st, 2024 at 7 a.m. - Sternstunden with Saturn and Moon
On Sept. 14th, 2024 kosmos-os together with Museum Industriekultur invited to the Sternstunden on the Vosslinke on the Piesberg in Osnabrück. The weather was merciful to us and allowed us to look into a cloudless starry sky. About 25 interested visitors had come to admire the stars, the moon and the planet Saturn with us through our telescopes. - 30th anniversary of the Museum Industriekultur – kosmos-os was there
The Museum of Industrial Culture Osnabrück (MIK) had asked whether we at kosmos-os would take part in the planned birthday party on Sunday, September 1st, 2024. After all, there is a proven good cooperation with our Sternstunden on the Vosslinke. We were happy to comply with the request. - Two in one fell swoop – northern lights and shooting stars in the sky above Osnabrück
Shooting stars in August? Everyone has heard of this before. Northern lights over Osnabrück? We already had that this year! But shooting stars and auroras together in one night over the Osnabrück region? That's not possible! Yes, it is! - The Open Observatory in the Open Garden
In the Osnabrück region, many private gardens are opened to the general public every summer. Their owners have come together to form the “Open Garden Gate Osnabrück and the surrounding area”. Anyone interested can get to know a variety of garden ideas. This was also the case on Sunday, August 4, 2024, in the garden on Moorlandstrasse in Osnabrück. The special thing here: There is a garden observatory. - On The Moon Again 2024
The moon. Everybody knows it. Everyone has seen it in the sky. It has been sung about countless times in poems and songs. Its influence on the earth is great. No wonder, after all, it is our closest cosmic neighbor. So why not take a close look at the Moon, not only with the naked eye, but also with an optical device? - Mission EUROPA CLIPPER
On Saturday, June 9th, 2024, kosmos-os provided information about a new spectacular NASA space mission to Jupiter's moon Europa in October 2024 as part of a lecture at the Innovations Center Osnabrück (ICO). In front of ten interested listeners, Dr. Achim Tegeler reported on the current status of the development of the Europa Clipper Mission. - Hands-on science
A travelogue about the excursion of kosmos-os to the ZARM Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity and to the Universum Bremen on April 13, .2024 - Special honour for Dr. Gerold Holtkamp by the AAVSO
The American Association AAVSO has now honored Dr. Gerold Holtkamp for his achievements as an amateur astronomer in the field of observation and measurement of variable stars and exoplanets. - Sternstunden on January 19th, 2024 on the Vosslinke at Osnabrück's Piesberg
The Sternstunden of January 19, 2024 are described. 23 visitors gathered on the Vosslinke on Piesberg to look into space. Moon, Jupiter, Orion and Andromeda Nebula, there was a lot to see. - Cold feet and clammy hands during astrophotography – that was yesterday
There are many garden observatories used by amateur astronomers and almost as many different concepts that are followed in their construction and operation. That's why it's always worth visiting such an observatory. - "Sternstunde" with Planets
A "Sternstunde" is described, which is regularly offered by kosmos-os.de as so-called sidewalk astronomy. Although Osnabrück is heavily lightpolluted interesting observations of the sky were made. - Observation of the sun at the event "Offenes Gartentor"
On selected dates throughout the year, private gardens in Osnabrück and the surrounding area open their gates to give visitors a glimpse into their private green paradises. Such an "open garden gate" is also a good opportunity to present the most important factor for greenery and bloom – our sun! - On The Moon Again 2023
Since 2019, astronomers in over 60 countries around the world have been commemorating the first moon landing in 1969 every year. We have been involved from the very beginning and support this project. At our "On The Moon Again" events, we show the moon to all interested parties and share our fascination for astronomy.
