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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
November 10, 2023
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
November 9, 2023
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November 9, 2023
The Ries crater was formed around 15 million years ago when a 1 km large asteroid hit what is now Bavaria and created a huge crater 25 km in diameter. Today it is considered one of the best-preserved large impact craters in the world. This makes it particularly important for research - and also for the
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
November 8, 2023
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November 9, 2023
The “astronomical” distances in space are difficult for us on Earth to imagine. On planetary paths, however, they shrink to clear proportions.
The Göttingen planetary path replicates the sun and the planets of our solar system to scale: 2 billion kilometers in space correspond to one kilometer on the
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
November 1, 2023
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November 7, 2023
From the sun to our Earth to the dwarf planet Pluto: Hike through our solar system in Melle and experience the distances and proportions in our universe.
The tour starts at the sun model at Grönebergpark in Melle-Mitte. From there the planetary path leads for approx. 8.4 km to the dwarf planet Pluto on
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a bike ride
November 1, 2023
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November 1, 2023
How far is it actually to our neighboring planet Mars or to the distant dwarf planet Pluto? How big would you see our sun if you were on Saturn? Distances, sizes and speeds in our solar system are difficult for us to grasp.
The tour along the Hude-Wüsting planetary teaching path invites you to experience
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
October 31, 2023
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October 31, 2023
With a diameter of 100 meters, the Effelsberg radio telescope is one of the largest fully movable radio telescopes in the world. Inaugurated in 1971, it is still considered one of the world's most modern telescopes.
What has the radio telescope observed in recent years? What insights and advances has
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
October 30, 2023
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October 31, 2023
The Nebra Sky Disk is considered one of the greatest archaeological sensations of the last century. Around 3,600 years old, the bronze disc shows the world's oldest known concrete representation of the cosmos. The hike leads through the Ziegelroda Forest to the site where the sky disk was found on the
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
October 30, 2023
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October 31, 2023
Embark on a historical journey to discover how people observed the sun 7,000 years ago. The tour begins at the parking lot of the Goseck Solar Observatory and leads along an almost 300 m long path to the impressive monument and the oldest archaeological evidence of sky observations in Europe. This historic
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
October 25, 2023
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November 22, 2023
This tour invites you to explore Berlin at night. The focus of the exploration tour is on the phenomena of light pollution, light excesses, glare and urban darkness.
You also take a look at the invisible infrastructure that illuminates Berlin at night - the street lighting. When you move from the busy
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
October 18, 2023
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October 20, 2023
The Warnemünde Planetary Trail stretches along the picturesque Baltic Sea coast. The planetary path was founded in 2005 by the Rostock Astronomical Association. V. opened and modernized and digitized by doctoral students from the University of Rostock as part of the 2023 university competition.
The path
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
September 11, 2023
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September 13, 2023
On the Munich Planet Trail you will experience impressive proportions and huge distances on a scale of 1 to 1.29 billion.
The hike starts at the zoo near the Thalkirchen subway station (Tierpark). It is also possible to start the tour at the German Museum.
The hike along the Isar leads past the dwarf planet
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
September 11, 2023
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September 14, 2023
Impressive proportions and enormous distances on a scale of 1:1.29 billion are made clear to you on this extraordinary planetary path.
From Pluto at the zoo to the sun in the museum courtyard is around 5,900 steps for adults. One step along this path corresponds to about a million kilometers in space
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
September 5, 2023
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September 6, 2023
The hike offers a unique opportunity to discover the fascinating world of astronomy right on your doorstep and at the same time learn more about the history of the Bergedorf – Börnsen region.
The tour starts at the Hamfelderedder bus stop in Börnsen and leads through the forest to the observatory in Hamburg
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
August 8, 2023
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September 20, 2023
The hike leads through the picturesque Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate and combines a view of our earth with a view of the universe.
The tour leads along the HeimatSpur route MaareGlück and the Vulkanweg through the Vulkaneifel to the Hoher List observatory. At various stations you will gain insights
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Hiker’s Guide through the Galaxy planned a hike
July 31, 2023
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July 31, 2023
On this astro hike you can discover the impressive expanses of our universe and at the same time marvel at the huge Effelsberg radio telescope with its 100 meter diameter.
The three to four hour hike begins at the parking lot of the Effelsberg radio telescope and leads over a distance of 9.3 km along
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November 10, 2023
The astronomical viewing point “Metalhenge” in Bremen offers a fascinating view of our solar system. The path that leads to the viewpoint also serves as a planetary path. It begins or ends at the sun, which is located in the middle of the stele circle on Metalhenge, and represents part of our solar system
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