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Travel with a Roman pocket sundial!

Opening of the EXTRA #9 display as part of ‘Thursday Evening at the Museum’ on 24 September 2026 at 7.00 pm at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna
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Lectures @ AEC & Wissensturm in Linz

To two fascinating talks about the ‘Big Bang’ in the morning at the AEC, aimed at school groups, and another on ‘eclipses’ in the evening at the Wissensturm, are open to everyone.
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Total Solar Eclipse from 12 August 2026

An astronomy, photography and cultural tour with Studiosus Tours to Mallorca to observe the total solar eclipse on 12 August 2026.
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Astronomy and Photography in Chile

Upcoming study trip to the Atacama Desert in Chile, visiting the Cerro Pachón and Cerro Paranal observatories, from 5 to 19 April 2026, led by Peter Habison and Stefan Seip.
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Italy in the Footsteps of Galileo

A unique journey to the places where Galileo Galilei, one of the most famous scientists of the Renaissance, worked, to Padua, Bologna, Pisa and Florence from 7-15 March 2026.
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A Week with the GDP 2025/26

In 2026, the Association of Austrian Planetariums will offer a candidate the opportunity to participate in the well-known exchange programme ‘A Week with the GDP’ for the first time.
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Premiere der Show Unseen Earth

On 11 June 2025, the planetarium show ‘Unseen Earth – Observe, Understand, Respond’ premiered at the 10th Fulldome Festival in Brno and ranked 7th out of nearly 50 submissions.
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Initiative „Astronaut for a Day“

Austria is participating in the Astronaut for a Day initiative for the first time. Starting immediately and until 29 June 2025, school pupils aged 15 and above can apply to take part in the initiative.
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Elevating Europe in space for fifty years

Today the European Space Agency (ESA) is celebrating its 50th birthday. On 30 May 1975, the ESA Convention was signed by 10 founding Member States. This anniversary year provides the opportunity to reflect on past achievements but also to look on its future perspectives.
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