100 years ago today, 17 July 1926, the planetarium in Jena, Germany was opened (a day later it was opened to the general public). It was located in Prinzessinnengarten. Today this is the oldest working planetarium in the world.
May 16 is the International Day of Light – celebrating the science that shapes our world .💡🌍
At ZEISS, photonics drives technological innovation from microchips to medical technology.
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Kepler-10b, discovered in 2011, is the first confirmed rocky planet outside our solar system. In the module created with ZEISS UNIVIEW™, it is visualized as a “hot eyeball” planet. Discovering planets helps us to understand the mechanisms of them, and of Earth in particular.
Stars and cotton candy. ⭐ Kepler-51 is a star orbited by four exoplanets. Due to their extremely low average density, these planets are sometimes referred to as "cotton candy planets". ZEISS has been bringing astronomical education and fascination to life for over 100 years.