The ten Star Views are places where you can observe the impressive night sky. They are easily accessible and perfectly equipped for an astronomical exploration on your own. Exciting information and appropriate installations help to deepen the fascination of star observation.
Each Star View has been given its own theme. Various aspects of astronomy and night nature, as well as local peculiarities, are showcased there.
The Protection of the Night
Seeing the Milky Way with the naked eye? Enjoying the silence under the starry sky? This special nature experience has become rare. The increasing artificial lighting, especially in cities, makes the stars fade away more and more for us. They have inspired culture and science for thousands of years. Moreover, the biorhythm of all living beings, including us humans, is attuned to the cycle between day and night. We need the darkness.
An Island in a Sea of Light
Fortunately, North Rhine-Westphalia has an island of darkness: the Starry Landscape Eifel with the Star Park Eifel National Park. The title "Star Park" is only awarded to a few regions that offer a particularly star-rich night sky. In the Starry Landscape Eifel, the municipalities have adopted guidelines for star-friendly lighting. The town of Schleiden is also part of this effort. This ensures that countless celestial phenomena will remain visible in the future.
Experience the Night: Star Views
Star views are places for observing the night sky. They are easily accessible and equipped for astronomical explorations on your own. Each star view is unique and tells its own story about the protection of the naturally dark night.
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