On August 28, 2026, the Moon darkens to 93% — but the real highlight only arrives on the night of December 21, 2029. My research into how eclipses unfold, what makes them “good,” and why the best is yet to come.
Category: Astronomy
Browse the Astrocamp deep-sky catalog: galaxies, nebulae and star clusters, object data and visibility info – by Messier, Sharpless, Caldwell and more.
Query astronomical databases like SIMBAD, NED, VizieR and MAST directly – coordinates, magnitudes and object data in one place.
Plan your observing night: find out when galaxies, nebulae and star clusters are best placed in the sky from your location.
Sometimes the best outings happen almost by accident. That is how it was on the day I picked up my son from the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam after the finals of the Geo-Olympiade — and we spontaneously decided to explore the grounds together on foot. What was meant to be a relaxed walk turned into a small journey through 150 years of scientific history.
The first result of my “Moon Cartography Project” – further versions of my moon map may follow.
I had the chance to visit the Astro-AG telescope at the Observatory Hoher List.