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.
Observation evenings at the Great Refractor
The Great Refractor on Telegrafenberg can be experienced in action during winter: Visitors get to look at the stars through the historical telescope during our observation evenings. The dates are listed here: Dates Observation evenings
Babelsberg Starry Nights
This year, some public lectures from the Babelsberg Starry Night series are going to take place live at the Babelsberg research campus. The dates for the live events are: 18.03., 23.05., 14.10. and 18.11.2025.
Our popular lecture 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):
https://www.aip.de/babelsberger-sternennaechte/
This link can also be found in our flyer, the dates are also entered in the AIP Calendar.
Please note: nearly all the talks are given in German.
Girls' Day / Zukunftstag Brandenburg
The next Girls' Day and the Zukunftstag Brandenburg for school students is going to take place on 3 April 2025. More information is available at the page Information for schools.
Leibniz "Book a Scientist"
AIP scientists regularly take part in the (virtual) Leibniz Association event series "Book a Scientist". People interested in science can book an exclusive virtual talk on the scientists' respective research topics, from planets around other stars to black holes and galaxies.