KOSMA - Kölner Observatorium für Submillimeter und Millimeter Astronomie

Institute

I. Physikalisches Institut der Universität Köln

Zülpicher Strasse 77
D-50937 Köln, Germany
Telephone: +49 (0)221 470 34 94
Fax: +49 (0)221 470 51 62

Observatory Director: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stutzki
Station Manager: Dr. Martin Miller

Science

KOSMA in front of the Matterhorn
Observatory Gornergrat South seen from the east with the Matterhorn in in the background.

KOSMA with teflon foil
The teflon foil protects the telescope from the sunlight.

The instrumentation is used for investigations of the large-scale distribution, the physical and chemical conditions of the interstellar medium, and for observations of star forming regions, galaxies, massive stars, and interstellar clouds.

Examples of KOSMA observations

Atmospheric transmission at Gornergrat.

The star forming region S106 observed by the KOSMA receiver SMART.