Telescope meeting

A telescope meeting is a meeting of amateur astronomers to observe the stars together, compare telescope technology and talk shop. Due to the necessary darkness, they usually take place at the time of the new moon or when the moon is waning in rural or alpine areas. They usually take several days to increase the likelihood of clear night skies . Many meetings offer a supporting program in the form of lectures and workshops from various astronomical areas.

Telescope meetings take place year round, often as an annual event in the same location. Especially for beginners, they offer a good opportunity to try out different types and models before buying a telescope and to familiarize themselves with the basics of practical use.

The oldest telescope meeting in Europe is the International Telescope Meeting (ITT), which has existed since 1985 and takes place annually in autumn in Carinthia - mostly on the Emberger Alm . The currently largest astro observer meetings in Europe are the International Telescope Meeting Vogelsberg (ITV) and the Herzberger Telescope Meeting (HTT) in southern Brandenburg, each with several hundred participants.

List of telescope meetings in German-speaking countries

Due to the corona pandemic, all appointments for 2020 have been canceled.

Name and website	Venue	Current date	Period	Justified	Visitors
ITT: International Telescope Meeting	Emberger Alm ( Carinthia )		Late summer / early autumn	1984
ITV: International Telescope Meeting Vogelsberg	Gederner See (central Hesse )		Ascension of Christ	1992
SBST: South Brandenburg Star Friends Meeting	Rückersdorf_ (Niederlausitz) (South Brandenburg )		spring	1997
BTM: Bavarian Telescope Meeting	Osterberg / Pfünz ( Altmühltal , near Eichstätt / Ingolstadt )		summer	1997
HTT: Herzberger Telescope Meeting	Jeßnigk near Herzberg (southern Brandenburg )		September October	2000
ATM: Almberg-Treffen Mitterfirmiansreut	Almberg (near Freyung , Bavarian Forest )		Late summer / early autumn	2001
ATB: Amateur Telescope Meeting Burgwald	Wohratal (Northern Hesse )		summer	2002
SFTH: Sternfreundetreffen Harz	Todtenrode (near Altenbrak , Harz )		March April	2003
STT: Saxon Telescope Meeting	Peritz (North Saxony )		summer	2006
RATT: Ravensburger Telescope Meeting	Horgenzell (near Ravensburg , Lake Constance region)		September October	2007
TTV: Astrocamp Vogelsberg	Star world Vogelsberg ( Feldatal , central Hesse )		Spring & autumn	2007
TAN: Taubensuhler Astro Nights	Taubensuhl (near Eusserthal , southern Rhineland-Palatinate )		spring	2007
MTT: Mecklenburg Telescope Meeting	Lohmen (Mecklenburg)		summer	2009
INSTEAD of: St. Andreasberg Telescope Meeting	Sankt Andreasberg ( Upper Harz )		summer	2010
WAA summer workshop	Hohe Wand Nature Park		summer

Web links

• www.astronomie.ch : Astronomical event calendar for Switzerland

credentials

1. ^ ITT Emberger Alm 1984
2. ^ ITV Telescope Meeting 1992
3. ↑ Almtreff 2001 ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ 1. Amateur Telescope Meeting-Burgwald
5. ↑ 2007: First Taubensuhler Astronomical Night (TAN) ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ 1st MTT on Lake Garda
7. ↑ INSTEAD - A new star in the telescope meeting sky