Stargazing walk with guide

Name: Stargazing walk with guide
Start: 2027-01-29T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2027-01-29T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Bibliotheek De Westereen

Fri, 29 Jan 2027 · 19:00 — 20:30

Bibliotheek De Westereen, De Westereen · Free

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Stargazing walk with guide — Bibliotheek De Westereen, De Westereen

Free entry

At Library De Westereen you can borrow a telescope to observe the night sky up close. The library also organizes a guided stargazing walk led by natural scientist Theo Jurriens from Groningen University.

About: Theo Jurriens

RUG astronomer Theo Jurriëns has spent decades making the cosmos accessible to all - from schoolchildren across northern Netherlands to general audiences at major astronomical events. Solar eclipses are his passion, having chased ten of them across the globe.

solar eclipses personally observed

20+

schools involved in RUG astronomy project (2025)

What's new

aug 2026
Jurriëns was present on August 12, 2026 at the RUG observation point in Noordpolderzijl for the nearly complete solar eclipse (90%) that was visible in the Netherlands.
jul 2026
Weekly magazine De Terschellinger published an interview with Jurriëns about his experiences at solar eclipses worldwide, from Siberia to the Libyan desert.
jun-aug 2026
In preparation for the solar eclipse of August 12, Jurriëns gave a series of free mini-lectures about the sun at libraries along the Northern coast.

Tracks

Minicolleges over de zon (2026)Series of free public lectures at libraries in North Friesland and Groningen, preceding the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026

RUG Discovery-truckTraveling laboratory and lecture hall with which Jurriëns visited schools in North Netherlands for many years

wadeenverduistering.nlWebsite and event program around the solar eclipse of 12 August 2026, coordinated by Jurriëns

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