Tim Florian Horn (41) heads Berlin’s planetariums and observatories Photo: David Heerde
From BZ
New month, new BZ history podcast In September things are going really high in space and time and in the starry sky over Berlin.
Our ever-lit city offers bleak prospects for stargazers. If you look at the sky at night on Alexanderplatz, you might see a handful of stars. But if you are interested in astronomy, you will still find many great moments in the capital – namely in the two major planetariums and the famous observatories.
In the current issue of BLICK BACK, our reporter Oliver Ohmann speaks to Tim Florian Horn (41), the director of these starry highlights.
“The first planetarium was opened in Charlottenburg almost 100 years ago,” reports Horn, who and his team have ensured that the number of visitors to the planetariums has multiplied over the past ten years.
But as early as 1926, a visit to the first planetarium on Joachimsthaler Straße was an experience. The projection of the starry sky and the orbits of the planets has accompanied generations of Berliners ever since.
You should have visited a planetarium at least once in your student life. Because there you can experience the victory of the stars over the light pollution of the big city. Today, of course, in completely different, fascinating dimensions with the latest digital technology.