Public Events
Various events take place at the AIP on the Babelsberg campus or at its historic site on Potsdam's Telegrafenberg. In addition, virtual formats are accessible from all over the world.
Babelsberg Starry Nights
During the winter half-year 2025/26, some lectures in the ‘Babelsberg Starry Nights’ series will once again take place live on site at the Babelsberg research campus. The dates are: 14 October, 18 November, 11 December 2025, 19 February, 19 March and 16 April 2026, each at 7:15 p.m. Details about the live events can be found here:
Babelsberg Starry Nights – live.
Our popular lecture series is also still continued online. Usually on the third Thursday of each month, a new lecture by an AIP scientist is broadcast on the YouTube channel Urknall, Weltall und das Leben or videowissen. The dates, speakers and topics as well as links to the previously published lectures can be found on this website (German):
Virtual Babelsberg Starry Nights - online.
The dates are also available in the AIP Calendar.
Please note: nearly all the talks are given in German.
Observation evenings in the Great Refractor
The Great Refractor on Telegrafenberg can be experienced in action during winter from November 2025 to March 2026: Visitors get to look at the stars through the historical telescope during our observation evenings. The dates are listed here: Dates Observation evenings
Day of Open Monuments
On the Day of Open Monuments, 14 September 2025, the AIP opened the Einstein Tower on the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Members of the Großer Refraktor e.V. association also opened the Great Refractor, the fourth-largest refracting telescope in the world, and offered guided tours of the Telegrafenberg as well as explanations about the telescope.
Long Night of Astronomy
The AIP participated in the Long Night of Astronomy on 13 September 2025 with a lecture by Dr Peter Weilbacher at the Zeiss Großplanetarium in Berlin and with short video contributions to the live stream.