Category: Reisen
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Play of colours over Iceland
A travelogue about the excursion to the Northern lights in Iceland in September/October 2024
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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.
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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
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The northern light dances in the Arctic Circle
The report describes what has to be taken into account for successful sightings of the northern lights. In addition, factors that cannot be influenced, such as the weather and the space weather, are also mentioned. Recordings and videos of the northern lights are shown. In addition, numerous sources are listed for more detailed information.
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Guest at the Herzberg Telescope Meeting, HTT 2023
The weekend promised good astro weather and so I packed my pile of astro stuff and drove spontaneously from Osnabrück to Jeßnigk in southern Brandenburg. It was to be my first visit to the Herzberg Telescope Meeting (HTT).
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WHAT –The "Westhavelländer Astro Treffen" 2023
Anyone who thinks astronomy takes place outside in the cold night does not know Gülpe in the Westhavelland. Every year, the WHAT – Westhavelländer Astro Treffen takes place there. Gülpe is located in one of the darkest areas of Germany.
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Impressions of the WHAT 2022
Über dem Sternenpark Westhavelland soll sich einer der dunkelsten Himmel Deutschlands wölben. Diesem Ruf ist er auch in diesem Jahr beim 11. Westhavelländer Astrotreff (26. bis 30.8.2022) gerecht geworden. Bei diesem Treffen kommen Astronomen aus ganz Deutschland zusammen, um gemeinsam zu beobachten und sich auszutauschen. Es werden eigene Aufnahmen vorgestellt, die bei diesem Treffen entstanden…
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Objects of the southern sky
In Namibia, far away from civilization and thus all artificial lights, there is the Astro-Farm Rooisand. Here, from May 26th to June 1st 2022 many photos of objects of the southern sky were taken. A selection is presented.
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Aurora over Iceland
Es wird über eine Reise vom 23. – 31. März 2022 nach Island berichtet. Die Insel liegt fast am Polarkreis und eignet sich deswegen sehr gut für die Beobachtung von Polarlichtern. Es müssen allerdings viele Faktoren günstig sein, damit man Erfolg hat. Das Wetter und damit die Wolkendichte sind wesentliche Faktoren. Es kommt natürlich hinzu,…
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Green sea at the Arctic Circle
At night all cats are grey. But that doesn't apply near the Arctic Circle, when bright northern lights bathe everything in a green glow. You can see this with your own eyes.
