–part 12 of the essay An astronomer in Texas– A more zoomed-in photo reveals supernumaries. Rainbows are created by water drops of equal size, where light gets reflected inside the drop and, depending on the wavelength, exits the drop at a certain angle. However, if there are several similar-sized types of water drops in the […]
–part 14 of the essay An astronomer in Texas– With this photo, our observing run concludes. We collected data in sufficient amounts to keep ourselves busy until next year and enjoyed the scenic route back to the airport, the road leading up into the magnificient mountain pass below the clouds.
–part 1 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Astronomy and infrared go hand in hand. I am an astrophysicist who is working at the Wendelstein observatory in the Bavarian alps, where I am in charge of our multi-band camera 3KK which can see simultaneously in the optical and infrared. This, of course, inspires […]
–part 3 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– If the weather conditions are just right, inversion can occur. This means that the mountain pierces the cloud layer, leading to amazing observing conditions for astronomy. More important to this essay, however, is that it gives photos a surreal touch as everything seems to be […]
–part 4 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Metereological inversion during the day can look amazing. One of my favourite parts on Mt. Wendelstein is getting up after a long night of observations and taking a first look outside the windows. This was one of those moments. I immediately decided to get dressed […]
–part 5 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Sometimes, things can happen that are hard to explain for a moment. Here, not only did I see a mountain shadow, there appeared to be an inverted shadow above it, forming an hourglass-like structure. One can even see a small color change between the upper […]
–part 15 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– Full moon is a good time to attempt night-time infrared photography. This night, I was still covered in clouds with only very short moments of clear sight. While I couldn’t observe due to the high humidity, taking photos that night was rewarding enough.
–part 16 of the essay One year on Mt. Wendelstein– With this photo, the year on Wendelstein has come to an end with spring about to start. One last time, we were in a sea of clouds and even the neighboring mountain top was almost completely covered.
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