Long Night of Astronomy 2024

Observe, marvel, experience – discover the universe with the first nationwide Long Night of Astronomy!

During the free Long Night of Astronomy, the Stiftung PLlanetarium Berlin and the Astronomische Gesellschaft, together with numerous astronomical institutions throughout Germany, invite you to share your enthusiasm for astronomy with a varied programme.

All participating institutions and programmes can be found at lange-nacht-der-astronomie.de 

The programme at Zeiss-Großplanetarium

After 10 successful years, the Long Night of Astronomy will be celebrated in and around the Zeiss-Großplanetarium this year. You can look forward to a colourful, free programme and glittering celestial objects!

In the planetarium hall, we will embark on a cosmic voyage of discovery: Experts from various planetariums and observatories will provide exciting explanations of the celestial objects observed in a live stream. You can also look forward to exciting fulldome programmes for the whole family.

In addition to interactive hands-on and craft activities, such as building air rockets to launch into the night sky, there will be telescope observations in the open air. Experience the fascination of astronomy up close and with your own eyes!

The secret star of the evening is comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which - with a bit of luck - will be prominently visible in the night sky. If it does not disintegrate before its closest point to the sun, it will be visible to the naked eye and provide a spectacular celestial event. Jupiter, Saturn and the moon also invite you to take a look at the night sky together.

Details of the programme will follow shortly.

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