Astronomy on Tap Köln

27/10/2026

Meet Simon Dannhauer, our speaker for the Astronomy on Tap event on October 29m

Astronomie in luftiger Höhe

Ob die fliegende Sternwarte SOFIA oder das neue, 5600 m hohe FYST in Chile. Astronominnen und Astronomen sind im Höhenrausch und bauen Teleskope für immer extreme Orte. Doch warum eigentlich? Die Antwort versteckt sich wortwörtlich zwischen den Sternen: in kaltem Gas und Staub, das nur im Ferninfraroten Licht sichtbar wird – Licht, das unsere Atmosphäre verschluckt. Anhand aktueller Forschung zur Sternentstehung in unserer Milchstraße beleuchtet dieser Vortrag, warum manche Fragen sich nur mit extremen Instrumenten an extremen Orten beantworten lassen – und dass einem dabei zwar manchmal die Luft wegbleibt, aber nie die Erkenntnis.

22/10/2026

26/09/2026

Meet our Second Speaker for Tuesday -

Akash Gupta is a PhD student at the Universitu of Cologne, where he studies astrochemistry in pre stellar cores which lead to high mass stars.

Akash Gupta – "Star Clusters in the Milky Way"(Talk in English)

Stars are formed in groups/clusters rather than out on their own. But most of the star clusters in our galaxy are still missing from our detection. Come find out how do we find clusters and why they might be missed.

26/09/2026

Meet our first speaker of the upcoming event on 29th Sep.

Dr. Peter Schilke is a Professor of astrophysics at the University of Cologne, and his research focuses on high mass star formation and astrochemistry through observations and theoreticalmodeling.

His talk is titled - "Das Ökosystem der Galaxis" (Talk in German)

Früher schaute man auf die Bewohner der Galaxis in Isolation: Sterne, Molekülwolken, dichte Kerne. Mittlerweile hat man gelernt, dass das, wie in der Ökologie der Biosphäre auf der Erde, nicht das komplette Bild ist: alles ist verbunden und beeinflusst sich gegenseitig. Ich möchte dieses moderne Bild kurz vorstellen.

20/09/2026

🔭 Astronomy on Tap Köln – September Edition 🍺

Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 19:00 at Theater in der Filmdose (Zülpicher Str 39, Köln) for an evening of astronomy, b**r, and a pub quiz with prizes.

This month we have two speakers:

Prof. Peter Schilke – "Das Ökosystem der Galaxis" (Talk in German)

Früher schaute man auf die Bewohner der Galaxis in Isolation: Sterne, Molekülwolken, dichte Kerne. Mittlerweile hat man gelernt, dass das, wie in der Ökologie der Biosphäre auf der Erde, nicht das komplette Bild ist: alles ist verbunden und beeinflusst sich gegenseitig. Ich möchte dieses moderne Bild kurz vorstellen.

Dr. Peter Schilke is a Professor of astrophysics at the University of Cologne, and his research focuses on high mass star formation and astrochemistry through observations and theoreticalmodeling.

Akash Gupta – "Star Clusters in the Milky Way"(Talk in English)

Stars are formed in groups/clusters rather than out on their own. But most of the star clusters in our galaxy are still missing from our detection. Come find out how do we find clusters and why they might be missed.

Akash Gupta is a PhD student at the Universitu of Cologne, where he studies astrochemistry in pre stellar cores which lead to high mass stars.

🎟️ Free check-in recommended. Save your seat via the link in bio / QR on the poster.
Hope to see many of you 😄
📍 Theater in der Filmdose, Zülpicher Str 39, Köln
📅 Tuesday 29 September 2026, 19:00 Uhr
See you there! 🌌 Astronomy on Tap Köln

21/06/2026

🔭 Astronomy on Tap Köln – June Edition 🍺
Join us on Thursday 25 June at 19:00 at Theater in der Filmdose (Zülpicher Str 39, Köln) for an evening of astronomy, b**r, and a pub quiz with prizes.
This month's speaker:

Dr. Emma Bordier – "Cosmic Hide-and-Seek: What Eclipses Tell Us About Binary Stars"

This August, millions of people will look up to watch a solar eclipse over Spain as the Moon briefly hides the Sun from view. But did you know that similar eclipses happen across our Galaxy every single day? By catching these stellar eclipses, astronomers can uncover the secrets of stars — their masses, their sizes, even their ultimate fate. Join Emma on a journey through the hidden lives of stellar couples and discover how these distant eclipses reveal some of the most spectacular phenomena in the Universe, and, ultimately, the story of our cosmic origins.

Emma completed her PhD at the University of Leuven in 2024 and is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cologne, specialising in how massive stars form in binaries, evolve, and interact with their companions. Using some of the world's most powerful telescopes — from Chile to Hawaii — she investigates the hidden relationships that govern the lives of the Galaxy's stellar giants. 🔭

🔴🚨Note : Dr. Eduard Keilmann's talk has been postponed due to personal circumstances - we apologize for this last minute change.

🎟️ Free check-in recommended — save your seat via the link in bio / QR on the poster.

Hope to see many of you 😄

📍 Theater in der Filmdose, Zülpicher Str 39, Köln

📅 Thursday 25 June 2026, 19:00 Uhr
See you there! 🌌 Astronomy on Tap Köln

18/06/2026

Hey AoT fans! We're excited to announce our first speaker for the next Astronomy on Tap!

The talk in German is by Dr. Eduard Keilman

The talk is titled: Warum Sterne (nicht) entstehen - Effekte, die die Sternentstehung beeinflussen

Stars are among the hottest objects in the Universe, yet they form in some of the coldest regions of space. Although the vast number of stars might suggest that star formation is a simple and rapid process, there are many physical effects that both hinder and, at the same time, make star formation possible."

Eduard studied physics at the University of Mainz, specializing in theoretical particle physics, before completing his PhD in astrophysics at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on star formation—the question of how stars are born from gas and dust in space—and on studying these processes through observations of interstellar gas and dust.

Join us over a pint of b**r and see his talk. We hope to see you at event

Venue: Theater in der Filmdose
Date: 25 May 2026

22/05/2026

We're excited to announce our first speaker for the next Astronomy on Tap!

The talk in German is by Dr. Rebekka Grellmann, who works at the Deutches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt.

The talk is titled: Planetenentstehung durch Staubexperimente im schwerelosen Labor verstehen

Planets form when tiny dust grains collide with each other and gradually grow into large clumps. But how exactly does this process work? To investigate this fascinating question, scientists conduct dust experiments under weightless conditions — for example, in space. This lecture explains how these experiments work and what we have learned so far.

Rebekka is an astronomer who worked as a postdoctoral research at the University of Cologne. She now works at DLR as a project manager.

Join us over a pint of b**r and see her talk. We hope to see you at event

Venue: Theater in der Filmdose
Date: 27 May 2026