Visit the OST

Of course, the OST can be visited. We welcome students and everyone who is interested in Astronomy.

• age-appropriate talks with the right degree of information on specific astrophysical topics as well as astrophysics in general
  • either in our seminar room or the dome
  • optional: presentation and explanation of our instruments and the available technology
  • optional: clarification of the astronomical dimension with the help of models
• guided tours and telescope demonstrations
  • introducing the basic principle of telescopes and astronomical observations
• observations of the Sun (depends on the weather conditions)
• night observations of a variety of objects (depends on the visibility and the weather conditions)
• astrophotography with our CCD cameras or with our/your DSLR camera (a T2 adapter is required, we only have one for Canon cameras)

The OST team is reachable via the following email address prakt@astro.physik.uni-potsdam.de. Write us your wishes.

• night observation with a school class from Berlin on the 05.06.2009
• guided tours, talks, observations of the Sun, and night observation within the scope of the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2009” on the 13.06.2009
• guided tour and observation on the 16.09.2009
• guided tours, talks, observations of the Sun, and night observation within the scope of the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2010” on the 05.06.2010
• telescope demonstration and observation in the scope of the “Studieren in Fernost Kampagne” on the 28.05.2010
• several guided tours in the scope of the “Zukunftstag” on the 14.04.2011
• guided tours, talks, observations of the Sun, and night observation within the scope of the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2011” on the 28.05.2011
• guided tours, talks, observations of the Sun, and night observation within the scope of the “Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften 2012” on the 02.06.2012
• guided tour and night observation with a group of pupils on the 08.10.2012
• guided tour in the scope of the “Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften 2013” on the 8. June 2013
• guided tour and telescope demonstration with a group of pupils on the 19.12.2013
• talk, telescope demonstration, and observation with a 5. class of a primary school from Potsdam on the 06.03.2014
• visit of a group of pupils on the 11.04.2014
• guided tour and observation of the Sun with a group of pupils on the 08.07.2014
• guided tour in the scope of the “Potsdamer Tag der Wissenschaften 2014” on the 14. July 2014
• talk, telescope demonstration, and observation with a 5. class of a primary school from Potsdam on the 18.03.2015
• visit of various members and guest of the Institute of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Potsdam on occasion of the partial solar eclipse on the 20. März 2015
• visit of various members and guest of the Institute of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Potsdam on occasion of a transit of Mercury on the 09.05.2016