Olbers Planetarium
| Olbers Planetarium | |
|---|---|
| Place: | Bremen |
| Building: |
Bremen University of Applied Sciences , department
Nautical and maritime transport |
| Coordinates: | 53 ° 4 ' N , 8 ° 48' E |
| Height: | 11 meters above sea level NHN |
| Opened: | January 23, 1952 |
| Type: | Minor planetarium |
| Main projector: | ZKP 2 |
| Dome diameter: | 6 meters |
| Visitors: | approx. 25,000 per year (as of 01/2018) |
| Number of seats: | 35 |
| Planetarium director | Andreas Vogel since 2007 |
| Phone number: | +49 (0) 421 - 40 88 99 300 |
| Website: | www.planetarium.hs-bremen.de |
| Address: | Werderstrasse 73
28199 Bremen |
The Olbers Planetarium is located in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and is the most popular small planetarium in Germany with almost 25,000 visitors a year . It is named after the Bremen doctor and astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers (1758–1840).
Location and transport links
The planetarium is not far from the city center in the Bremen University of Applied Sciences (department of nautical science and maritime transport) on the Stadtwerder between the Weser and the Kleine Weser next to the former water tower (" upside down dresser "). From the main train station you can take tram lines 4 (Arsten), 6 (airport) and 8 (Huchting) as well as bus line 24 (Rablinghausen) to the stop 'Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke' and then walk 400 meters to the planetarium. It is connected to the historic city center, which includes the Bremen Town Hall , Bremen Cathedral , Böttcherstraße , the Schnoorviertel and the Schlachte .
Events
The planetarium offers events 365 days a year. A holiday program runs during the Bremen school holidays. All events are held in German, but lectures can also be held in other languages on request. The events usually last an hour. The program can be viewed on the website or in the program booklet. The following is a list of the shows that are on offer.
public events
- Children's shows
- Family program / astronomy
- Late night shows
- Holiday program
- Specials (e.g. on the topics of the equinox , winter solstice , summer solstice , Valentine's Day , Walpurgis Night , Heaven over Middle-earth , Titanic )
- Specials during the maritime week in Bremen
- Readings and concerts
- Guest lectures by the Olbers Society
Special events
- (Children's) birthdays
- Company outings
- Events
- Weddings
Courses
- School events
- Planet trail
- Events for kindergartens and day-care centers
- Hort events
Visitor development
Until the 1990s, the number of visitors leveled off at around 5,000 per year. Then the numbers increased significantly. In 2000/2001, for example, the planetarium reached a peak of almost 20,000 visitors. At the end of 2017, a new visitor record of almost 25,000 visitors was set. Most of the visitors come from the public events. In 2017, school events accounted for around 24%. It used to be different: until 1988, when Dieter Vornholz took over the management of the planetarium, the planetarium's offerings were mainly aimed at schools. With the expansion of the public program, the total number of visitors increased, and from 1999 the number of visitors from public events exceeded those from school events. In the first five years of his time as director of the planetarium, the total number of visitors doubled from 10,000 to 20,000: a trend that continued after Andreas Vogel took over the management of the planetarium in 2007.
List of those responsible (1952 to today)
| Surname | Effective time | position |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Vogel | 2007 – today | Planetarium director |
| Dieter Vornholz | 1988-2007 | Planetarium director |
| Dr. Erwin Mücke | 1957-1988 | Director of the Nautical College |
| Walter Stein | 1952-1969 | Deputy Director of the Nautical College |
history
The Olbers Planetarium was opened on January 23, 1952 - at that time as part of the Bremen Seafaring School. It was originally used to train nautical students in astronomical navigation . The ZKP 1 (Zeiss small projector), which was paid for by the German Hydrographic Institute , was used for this. The projector was developed in 1945 for the training work of the navy and air force navigation schools . Some iron parts were missing, but these could be replaced.
In 1958 the seafaring school moved to Werderstraße 73, where the planetarium is still located today. In 1979 there was a new projector with the ZKP 2. Dr. Erwin Mücke applied for the funds for this from the German Research Foundation . In the same year a solar system projector was added, financed by the Senator for Education and Science. The predecessor, ZKP 1, was sold to the Nordenham High School , where it is still in use today.
A hybrid system made up of two different projectors has been in use since 2015. The central projector was supplemented with parts from a younger model that was discarded in Osnabrück.
research
In the 1950s, research in the field of ornithology was carried out in the Olbers Planetarium . Dr. Franz and Dr. Eleonore Sauer from the Zoological Institute at the University of Freiburg investigated the ability of warblers to orientate themselves with the help of the artificial starry sky .
Even after the turn of the millennium, research still took place in the planetarium. In 2017, Lund University published a paper that looked at the orientation skills of dung beetles . The camera recordings for the research were made in the Olbers Planetarium, among others.
Cooperation with the Olbers Society (Walter Stein Observatory)
The Walter Stein Observatory is operated by the Olbers Society . In the winter months from October to April, the observatory is open on selected evenings. The Olbers Society occasionally uses the space in the planetarium for guest lectures. The observatory and the planetarium are in the same building.
Others
- In 2018 the International Astronautical Congress will take place in Bremen and the planetarium will be involved in many projects as part of the Sternstunden 2018 .
See also
literature
- Peter H. Richter (Ed.): Stars, moon, comets - Bremen and astronomy . 1st edition. HM Hausschild GmbH, Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-929902-84-2 , p. 167 f .
- Franz Sauer: Migration orientation of a blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) under an artificial starry sky . In: The natural sciences . tape 10 , 1956, pp. 231 f .
- Walter Stein (Ed.): From Bremen astronomers and star friends . Arthur Geist, Bremen 1958, p. 117 f .
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.openstreetmap.de/karte.html
- ↑ https://www.bsag.de/de/auskunft.html
- ↑ http://planetarium.hs-bremen.de/programm/programme.php
- ↑ Internal statistics of the Olbers Planetarium, available on request
- ^ Dieter Vornholz and Lars Nerger: Olbers Planetarium Bremen - History of the Planetarium. Retrieved March 19, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.renken.de/planetarium_bremen_dlrk2004.pdf
- ↑ http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/royprsb/285/1871/20172322.full.pdf
- ↑ http://www.olbers-gesellschaft.de/index.php/sternwarte
- ↑ https://www.iac2018.org/
- ↑ https://www.bremen.de/wissenschaft/sternstunden-2018
