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On the right is the filming team with camera and director. On the left, Harald Lesch stands in the centre, around him the light and camera are adjusted. One end of the refractor is visible in the background. — August 2020 shooting for "Terra X" in the Great Refractor.
Credit: AIP/ M. Krumpe

Here you can find current press releases, online resources, events, visitor information and an image gallery.

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Online resources

In the absence of and additional to opportunities to visit, interested parties can here gain virtual insights into research at the institute, its history and the telescopes and instruments connected to the AIP worldwide.

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In the virtual lecture series Babelsberg Starry Nights AIP scientists present exciting topics in astrophysics (in German).

Screenshot of the VR environment. You can see the box-shaped Very Large Telescope next to another telescope in front of a cloudy sky. At the top, two laser beams shoot out. — Visit astrophysical observatories on our Virtual Reality platform and immerse yourself in simulations of space.

Black and white photographic plate of the Andromeda Galaxy. The centre and the spiral arms of the galaxy are visible, surrounded by stars. — Discover and browse astronomical images dating back to the last century in our Historical Sky.

Set-up of a small projector for a tablet. In the centre is a pyramid-shaped transparent structure in which a part of a cosmological simulation appears. Above it, the tablet is mounted, facing downwards. — Explore simulations of galaxies, also as a hologram, and build a projector for your smartphone.

X-ray image with point sources in shades of blue and green against a dark background. A blue ring is visible in the centre around a blue point source.

News

Latest press releases and news from the institute

Frontal view. People sitting on a wall in the entrance area of the Einstein Tower on a sunny day or are going inside.

Public Events

Information on regular events in which the AIP participates or which we organize; the latest dates are announced in the news and in the calendar; also see the German page Virtuelle Babelsberger Sternennächte

The Great Refractor from the outside on a sunny day. Side view. The slit of the white dome is opened, the trees cast shadows on the clinker brick building.

Great Refractor and Einstein Tower

Information about the visiting the two historical instruments on the Telegrafenberg

A group of schoolgirls, visible from behind, walk through the large wooden door of the Humboldthaus. One of its two white side domes is visible. The house itself is overgrown with ivy.

For Schools

Activities for schools, including guided tours of the Babelsberg campus and lectures by scientists as well as information on the Girls' Day/Zukunftstag Brandenburg

Knowledge creates

The joint campaign with the German Electron Synchrotron DESY in Zeuthen and the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau aims at illustrating the value of free science and its social responsibility.

The Babelsberg research campus.On the left, the Schwarzschildhaus with its glass façade and peaked roof; on the right, the historic metal-domed building of the library. In the background, the white main dome of the Humboldthaus is visible through trees.

Images

A small image gallery of the AIP buildings.

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Last update: 23. August 2021

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