DIRN Observatory Booster Club
Building, maintaining and improving an astronomical observatory costs lots of money. The goal of the DIRN Observatory Booster Club is to support the observatory in financial matters.
You want to support the observatory with a donation? Please cotact me here!
Contact:
Förderverein der Sternwarte Hohe DIRN
c/o DI Hans-Heinrich Wenk
Burgstraße 48
4460 Losenstein
Austria
DIRN Observatory - Objectives
- Sensibilisation of visitors for the beauty of the starry sky
- Supporting scientific interrest in particular in Astronomy
- Guided astro-tours for groups and school classes
- Learning about the problem of Light Pollution
- Cooperation with schools and educational institutions
- Sensitise young people for the fact that it is possible to build a high quality telescope completely do-it-youself
- Observations and themed nights about exceptional astronomical events
- Cooperation with professional astronomical institutes