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On Friday, December 20th, there will be another theater performance at the observatory (Littrow Lecture Hall, 6:30 PM).
On December 13, Franz Kerschbaum will talk about the Vienna University Observatory.
On 11 December 2024, the newly renovated computer lab at the Department of Astrophysics was officially inaugurated. Vice Dean for Infrastructure...
The Department of Astrophysics currently seeks to fill a postdoctoral position. Applications can be submitted until 5 January 2025.
Sensational images of Saturn, Jupiter and much more taken with the 150-year-old telescope at the observatory of the University of Vienna.
The world's largest optical telescope, the 40-meter ELT, will be starting operations in 2028 in Chile. The Department of Astrophysics is involved in...
