ESO Supernova Planetarium
The ESO Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Center in Garching near Munich is designed to teach the public about astronomy in a vivid and exciting way. The building, designed by architects Bernhardt und Partner from Darmstadt, models a binary star system in which one star is transferring its mass to the other.
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The heavier star will eventually explode in a supernova, producing more light than all the millions of stars in our galaxy combined. The ESO Supernova is a partnership between the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS). With an exhibition area of over 2,000 square meters, a state-of-the-art digital fulldome planetarium for 109 people, and rooms for conferences and workshops, it offers visitors fascinating insights into astronomy.
The architectural images were provided by photographer Alexander Bernhard.
