Babelsberg Starry Night - Live

The ‘Babelsberg Starry Nights’ event series is aimed at anyone interested in astronomy. Researchers from the AIP provide first-hand reports on current topics and projects in the field of astrophysics. During the winter semester of 2025/2026, six lectures will once again be held live on the AIP campus in Potsdam, Babelsberg.

Admission is free, no registration required.

Please note that the talks are all given in German.

Dates

Location:

Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Campus Babelsberg, Maria-Margaretha-Kirch-Haus
entry via Allee-nach-Glienicke, bus stop "An der Sternwarte"

Time: starting at 7:15 pm

The lectures usually last 45-60 minutes, followed by a guided tour of the Babelsberg campus and, weather permitting, observations with one of our telescopes (except for the special event in December).

• Tuesday, 14.10.2025
  Feuer im Nebel – Ein Blick auf die leuchtkräftigsten Sternentstehungsgebiete im Universum | Dr. Peter Weilbacher
• Tuesday, 18.11.2025
  Kosmische Uhren | Dr. Axel Schwope
• Thursday, 11.12.2025 - Special Edition
  Galaxien und Weltraumkatzen – Interdisziplinäre Sternennacht zwischen Science und Fiktion | Dr. Ramona Augustin und Tobias Radloff
  Special edition within the series „Potsdamer Lesesalon“; 7:15 - 9:15 pm with a short break in between; no observations afterwards
• Thursday, 19.02.2026
  Exoplaneten – Fremde Welten um ferne Sterne | Prof. Dr. Katja Poppenhäger
• Thursday, 19.03.2026
  Viel Wirbel um Sternenstaub – Strömungsmechanik der Planetenentstehung | Dr. Oliver Gressel
• Thursday, 16.04.2026
  Tanzende Galaxien, Dunkle Materie und andere kosmische Rätsel | Dr. Marcel Pawlowski