Look Through the Telescope

Join our astronomers for a night of star and planet gazing. During the winter months the Observatory is open and manned every Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 18 to 21. No reservation is needed – the visit is included in your entrance ticket.

Used by the University of Copenhagen until 1861, the Round Tower is Europe’s oldest functioning observatory. Today, it is open to peek inside year-round and manned on special days by the Round Tower’s astronomers who invite our guests inside to take a look through the refracting telescope with 80-450 x magnification. 

Please Note: Star and planet gazing is not possible if the sky is overcast.
The Round Tower cannot guarantee visible heavenly bodies if the weather does not permit.

If it is cloudy or overcast, our astronomers will still keep the Observatory open for visits and will in stead tell you more about the telescope, the night sky and the old Observatory.

What is visible on the night sky?

As mentioned above, the Round Tower cannot guarantee clear skies and perfect visibility if the weather does not allow, but here you can see the prognosis for which stars or planets our astronomers will be looking for the next couple of months:

JANUARY
Tuesday 7/1: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 8/1: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 14/1: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 15/1: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 21/1: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars 
Wednesday 22/1: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars 
Tuesday 28/1: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 29/1: Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars
                                       

FEBRUARY
Tuesday 4/2: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 5/2: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 11/2: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 12/2: Venus, Saturn, Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 18/2: Venus, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 19/2: Venus, Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 25/2: Venus, Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 26/2: Venus, Jupiter, Mars

MARCH
Tuesday 4/3: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Moon
Wednesday 5/3: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Moon
Tuesday 11/3: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Moon
Wednesday 12/3: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Moon
Tuesday 18/3: Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 19/3: Jupiter, Mars
Tuesday 25/3: Jupiter, Mars
Wednesday 26/3: Jupiter, Mars