Sternwarte Heidelberg

• What is there to see in the planetarium?
• Can I make a reservation for the Heidelberg Mountain Observatory on the Königstuhl (LSW)?
• Directions
• History of the Heidelberg Königstuhl Mountain Observatory
• Institution University of Heidelberg
• Are there discoveries that have been made by the Heidelberg Königstuhl State Observatory?
• Important persons
• What technology is used at the Heidelberg Königstuhl State Observatory on the Königstuhl?
• Why was the Heidelberg Königstuhl State Observatory built at the site?
• Are there any other organizations as well?
• Information about current space projects
• Further information
• Conclusion
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Blood moon: If the sun, the moon and the earth are in one line, then there is a blood moon to see. Thereby the moon must be in front of the earth. Afterwards the sun comes. For example, on 16.05.2022 there was the special possibility to see a blood moon. This began at 03:32 o’clock and ended at 06:52 o’clock. While the partial eclipse could be seen until 08:52.

Solar eclipse: There are three different types of solar eclipse. These are the partial, total and the annular solar eclipse. The partial solar eclipse takes place only if at the new moon, the moon a little bit more, than a quarter of the sun is covered. The constellation is earth, moon and afterwards the sun. If the moon, the sun completely covers, then the scientists speak of a total solar eclipse. The third type is the annular solar eclipse. It is called this because the moon is closest to the sun at this time and the sun is not completely covered.

First Trojan Achilles

Earth orbiter Alinda

248 minor planets

823 asteroids

These images can be viewed in the GAVO database. This contains several collections.

Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden

He lived from 09. September. 1926 – September 28. 1907. During his life the Grand Duke financed, among other things, the Planetarium and the KIT was named after him. He died on the island of Mainau.

Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf

He was born on June 21. 1863 in Heidelberg and died on 03. October. 1932 also in Heidelberg. Wolf built a private observatory in his parents’ house. During this time also the idea grew to build a mountain observatory for larger observations. When the observatory was finally opened on June 20. 1898 was opened, he became director with Wilhelm Valentiner. Wolf was the head of the astrophysical department. When Valentiner finally retired, his department, the astrometric, was combined. Before that, they competed with each other.

Maximilian Wolf worked in several areas. Among them was cataloging astronomical nebulae. Using spectroscopy technology, the scientist was able to make visible gas nebulae that were not normally visible. In 1909-1910 he discovered Halley’s comet. To this we should add that the astronomer rediscovered the comet. The real discoverer was Edmond Halley. He rediscovered the comet in 1705.

William Valentiner

Valentiner was born on February 22. 1845 in the city Eckernfröde and died in the year 1. April. 1931. In 1875 the astronomer got the post of director for the observatory in Mannheim. Then he also became the director in Karlsruhe, when the observatory was moved. When the planetarium on the Königstuhl in Heidelberg was built, he became the head of the astrometric department.

Andreas Quirrenbach

He is a professor in the East Institute and his focus is astrophysics. In addition, he has been running since April 1. 2006 the management of the observatory. Astrophysics also includes basic research. He was selected among all other candidates.

There were also private supporters, such as Catherine Wolfe Bruce.

Kann refractor

This is a refracting telescope. In astronomy it was one of the first telescopes.

Bruce telescope

This is an astrograph. The Bruce Telescope was funded by donor Catherine Wolfe Bruce for the national observatory. It allowed Wolf and his staff to photograph objects.

Waltz Telescope

To make the optical machine work, it focuses electromagnetic waves to observe distant particles. There are also other so-called auxiliary mirrors. At the end there is the eyepiece.

Cassegrain telescope

This telescope consists only of a skin mirror. The mirror reflects in a secondary mirror.

Schmidt telescope

This telescope is only for photography.

Zeiss telescope

This is a refracting telescope. In astronomy it was one of the first telescopes.

James Webb Telescope

The James Webb machine is the most expensive observatory that has been put into space so far. It was named after the director of Nasa. The larger goal is to explore the beginnings of the universe. It is supposed to be the successor of the Hubble.

The mission was launched on December 19, 2013. The goal of the Gaia mission is to create an accurate map of the known universe.

Lunar-Gatway

Since the ISS will reach the end of its life in a few years, various space agencies have decided to build a new space station. This will not be ready until 2030. The plan is that the station will not be inhabited for the whole year, but only for 3 months. It will be stationed in what is called cis-lunar space. This is the space between the Earth and the Moon. This means that the flight will be much longer than to the ISS.

Extremely Large Telescope, Giant Magelan Telescope, Thirsty Meter Telescope.

The ELT is expected to be completed in 2024. The plan is for the GML to be operational in 2022. The TMT, at 30 meters, should be the largest of its kind in the northern hemisphere. Currently, it is probably not scheduled to begin construction for another 2 years.

Square Kilometre Array

Destinations: Cradle of Life, High Field Tests of General Relativity, Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Galaxy Formation and Cosmology, Reisioning Epoch: This is the time before the first objects, like a star, existed.

Part 1: In this section the expansion in the low and middle frequency should have reached about 20%.

Part 2: In this section, the complete capacity of the arrays for the low and medium frequency should be reached.

Part 3: In this section the build-up of the arrays for the so called high frequencies starts.

LSST: Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.

Objectives: Survey gravitational lensing to find dark matter/energy, map small objects, observe stellar explosions such as novae.

Euclid 

Euclid: This is to explore the dark universe.

Comet Interceptor mission

At the moment, the probe is still breaking down. If, according to the schedule, it is completed in 2029, then it will be launched into space with a launch vehicle in the same year. In space, the probe will be placed in a waiting position. When astronomers discover a suitable interstellar object, the probe will head for the object and study it.

Mars Sample Return

The goal is to bring samples from Mars and back to Earth. Up to now, they have only ever been examined directly in the research laboratories of the robots, such as Cursiosity. Therefore, only small amounts of samples could be examined. The goal is to examine the samples in laboratories on Earth.

LISA

This can be used to study gravitational waves, for example. Gravitational waves were predicted by the famous Professor Einstein in 1916. With the help of the Advanced LIGO generators, gravitational waves were detected on September 14, 2015. For example, when two black holes collide with each other, the curves. With the proof it was proved that the gravitational waves really exist.

For further information you can contact the different institutes in the respective main building.

For further information you can contact the different institutes in the respective main building.