Hobby astronomers also have a good view of the starry sky from Teufelsberg in Grunewald Photo: Olaf Selchow
By Anja Opitz
In August, a special natural spectacle can be observed in the sky: when the earth touches the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle and the Perseid meteor shower, thousands of shooting stars rain down from the firmament.
Especially in the night from August 12th to 13th, astronomers expect a real shower of shooting stars.
Read here from which heights in Berlin shooting star hunting and general stargazing are particularly worthwhile.
★ Teufelsberg: The 120-meter-high mountain of rubble is surrounded by the dense Grunewald forest, which keeps out the lights of the big city and allows a great view first of the sunset and later of the stars. (Teufelsseechaussee 10, Wilmersdorf)
★Wuhletal hiking trail: The 15.4-kilometer route leads from Ahrensfelde in the north-east through the Wuhletal to the Berlin-Köpenick S-Bahn station in the south-east of Berlin. For a night walk, Kienberg (102 meters high), Ahrensfelder Berge (114.5 and 101 meters high) and Biesdorfer Höhe (82 meters high) are recommended as points for stargazing.
In the idyllic Wuhletal you can also get the stars from the sky Photo: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentral
★ Hahneberg: The 87 meter high summit can be climbed in several ways – in any case, the effort is rewarded with a breathtaking view. (Hahnebergweg 50, Spandau)
