Guided visit to the Archenhold observatory

Update about Friday’s guided visit: Everyone who already signed up online: please go to the DLR table and pick up your entrance ticket. Others who wish to join: first come, first serve slots are available at the DLR table.

We invite the participants of EPSC2024 to visit the oldest and largest public observatory in Germany, in Berlin-Treptow. In this house, P. Lowel and A. Einstein have given public lectures. We will visit the world-longest refracting telescope built in 1896 with a focal length of 21 metres, see the discovery telescopes of the minor planets (6) Hebe and (433) Eros and can see the (artificial) stars in the newly installed Zeiss ZKP 4 planetarium. A 500 mm Cassegrain telescope and a 286 kg piece of the Arizona meteorite can also be viewed. For more information about the observatory and the adress, please visit their website.

Please note that:

  • Each tour is planned for max. 31 visitors. If your preferred day is booked out, please write an email to Solmaz Adeli to be added on the waiting list.
  • The guided visit is planned for Tuesday and Friday at 19:00 at the observatory. There are English and German language tours planned.
  • There is about 1 hour of transport time between the EPSC2024 venue and the observatory.
  • Please select in the form your preferred day for the visit. But if the other day is also a possibility for you, please mention so in the comments.
  • Signing up for this activity is open until all the places are taken.

If you would like to attend this guided visit, please click below:

Guided visit sign-up form

For any further questions please contact Solmaz Adeli .