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Guided Evening Tours

Program for Children

Special Events

About Us

Dedication of Stars

Members

Directions

Opening hours:
Monday
20:00 h (Sep - Mar)
21:00 h (Apr - Aug)
for shows in English

Contact
(in german only: Impressum)

Special Events

Open House 2012 and Astronomy Day 2012 on March 24th, 2012
Transit of Venus on June 06th, 2012
Long Night of Munich's Museums 2012 on October 20th, 2012
Private Special Events

Open House 2012 and Astronomy Day 2012

Theese events will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2012, 14:00 h - 24:00 h.

On this day we will introduce you to the club and its activities. Depending on the weather conditions you can enjoy the view from our observation platform and also participate in various astronomical observations.
Entrance free!

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Transit of Venus 2012

On Wednesday, June 6th, 2012, our neighbour planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth.

For this event we are open from 05.00 h in the morning.

Schedule

05:15 h: sunrise, begin of observation (clear skies required)
06:45 h: end of transit

Reservation is not necessary.

Admission

The admission fee for this event is:

	5 Euro as normal admission per person,
	3 Euro as reduced admission per person, children under 4 years are admitted free

Members are admitted free.

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Long Night of Munich's Museums 2012

This event will take place on Saturday, October 20th, 2012. We are open from 19:00 h to 2:00 h.

Schedule

Tour of the observatory
Lecture in our exhibition hall with detailed explanations (in English on demand)
Planetarium show: Artificial night sky in a 4.5 m sky dome (only in German)
Observing celestial objects through our telescopes (requires clear skies)
Bazar with books, postcards, meteorites and more

Admission

To take part in the Long Night of Munich's Museums you need specal tickets. These will be available from September on in the observatory and will give you access to all museums, including the shuttle buses.

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Private Special Events

In addition to our regular program the Public Observatory can also be a very special event location for you.

Our cosmic ambience among the rooftops of munich will ensure a permanent impression for your childrens birthday party, anniversary, corporate event or other celebration! The astronomical component and special setting in our premises will enrich your event with celestial flair.

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