Special exhibition “Astronomy for everyone”

The universe fascinates many people. Most of us know stars from looking at the night sky – but what are stars actually and how can we observe them more closely? What are the phases of the moon all about? Where is the Earth in the solar system? The touring exhibition “Astronomy for everyone” deals with questions like these. Here, astronomy can be experienced through interactive exhibits: visitors can simulate the phases of the moon with lamps, use models to experience the relative sizes of stars such as the sun and the three-dimensional structure of a constellation, touch a real meteorite and much more.the exhibition is dedicated to the basics of the oldest science in four themed areas: “Looking at the sky” is about what we see in the sky – the moon, stars, planets – and how these objects can be examined more closely. In “Our place in space”, we locate our home planet Earth in the cosmos.
The “Stars: Distant Suns” section of the exhibition deals with the properties of self-luminous celestial bodies. And “Other worlds” deals with one of the most exciting topics in modern astronomical research: planets orbiting stars other than the sun, how these planets can be detected and whether life could be possible on them. The exhibition is complemented by two exhibits that allow visitors to virtually travel into the vastness of space: take an excursion to the nearest Earth-like planet with an installation reminiscent of a spaceship and experience a mission into space with VR glasses! An exhibition by the House of Astronomy and the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy.