A New Supernova over Munich

An architecturally stunning venue for your events

State of the art digital planetarium

Inspiring younger generations to appreciate and understand the Universe around us

Bringing ESO’s telescopes from Chile to you

Experience the Universe

Curriculum-based educational workshops for students and teachers

ESO Calendar 2024 Now Available

The 2024 edition of the ESO Calendar is now available and can be purchased from the online ESOshop and in the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. This year’s cover shows a spectacular view of the orange and pink ...

Indoor yet out-of-this-world fun with our new autumn programme

You can now make online reservations for planetarium shows until the end of the year

Summer will soon be winding to a close and to ensure that you have many fun indoor activities during the upcoming autumn season, we added new planetarium shows to the ESO Supernova programme. Explore the full activity calendar on our ...

Black Hole: First Picture - new planetarium show!

New planetarium show tells the story of the first image ever taken of a black hole

Appearing on the front pages of newspapers worldwide, the first-ever image of a black hole was a landmark in astronomy. Starting this September, you can delve into the captivating tale of this ground-breaking result through our new full-dome planetarium film ...

ESO announces the winner of the Summer AstroCamp 2023 prize

It is with great pleasure that ESO and the Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto (CAUP) announce that German student, Anna-Lena Gschrey, has won the summer AstroCamp 2023 prize offered by ESO. Anna-Lena stood out among tens of ...

Unveiling the cosmos with 5000 robotic eyes

Find out how thousands of robots are helping astronomers to study the sky in our new show "5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI", available starting August

Starting this August discover our new awe-inspiring fulldome film 5000 Eyes: Mapping the Universe with DESI that will take you in search for the key to one of the most enigmatic secrets of the Universe. DESI, short for the Dark ...

Escape the Summer Heat with our Cool Planetarium Programme

Planetarium shows for July to September now bookable

As summer sets in, we are lining-up our planetarium shows for the months of July to September. If you are looking to escape the season’s heat and occasional rains or just coming to Munich for holidays, make sure to ...

Opening Hours

Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	09:00 - 17:00
Thu	09:00 - 17:00
Fri	09:00 - 17:00
Sat	12:00 - 17:00
Sun	12:00 - 17:00

The building is donated by the Klaus Tschira Stiftung.

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Behind the scenes at ESO: Showing you the road to the stars

Behind the scenes at ESO: Showing you the road to the stars

Data2Dome Planetarium System

Data2Dome Planetarium System

From Earth to the Universe

From Earth to the Universe

Contribute to the ESO Supernova

Contribute to the ESO Supernova

Your events at the ESO Supernova

Your events at the ESO Supernova

ESO Supernova and research station join forces to foster early science education

ESO Supernova and research station join forces to foster early science education

The ESO Supernova in Numbers

4980 m² Net area

2192 m² Exhibition area

14 Metres diameter planetarium dome

25° Planetarium inclination

109 Planetarium seats

17.4 Metres building height

50 000–100 000 Per year visitor capacity

28. April 2018 Opening date