Look Through the Telescope

Join our astronomers for a night of star and planet gazing. During fall the Observatory is open and manned every Tuesday and Wednesday evening from 6pm to 9pm. 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 can you see:
In October and November, Saturn and the Moon are the most visible celestial bodies in the night sky. If the evenings are not cloudy, they can be seen on the following evenings at the Round Tower:

Wednesday 01/10: The Moon and Saturn
Tuesday 07/10: The Moon and Saturn
Wednesday 08/10: The Moon and Saturn
Tuesday 14/10: Saturn
Wednesday 15/10: Saturn
Tuesday 21/10: Saturn
Wednesday 22/10: Saturn
Tuesday 28/10: The Moon and Saturn
Wednesday 29/10: The Moon and Saturn
Tuesday 04/11: The Moon and Saturn
Wednesday 05/11: The Moon and Saturn
Tuesday 11/11: Saturn
Wednesday 12/11: Saturn
Tuesday 18/11: Saturn
Wednesday 19/11: Saturn
Friday 21/11: Saturn