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    Our home star - the sun

    On the Planet Trail
    The shiny golden model of the sun is located on a 3 metre high stone column right next to the lighthouse in a north-easterly direction. The model has a diameter of 1.4 metres - scale 1 to 1 billion. From here, the planetary path extends in a westerly direction. Now start your journey and reach the first planet - Mercury - at 58 metres.

    Our home star - the sun

    The sun is the only self-luminous body in our planetary system. The planets and moons only reflect light. Life on Earth is made possible by solar radiation. Even with small telescopes, solar activity can be visualised in the form of prominences and sunspots.

    Mankind has long been interested in the question: Why does the sun actually shine? Today we know that the radiant energy in the centre of the sun is generated by nuclear fusion, in which hydrogen is converted into helium. This process has already lasted 4.6 billion years and will continue for another 5 billion years. Then the nuclear fuel will be used up and the sun will eventually become a white dwarf.

    The planets orbit the sun and are held in their orbits by gravity. The smaller the distance of the planets from the sun, the greater their orbital speed. While Mercury has the shortest orbital period of 88 days , Neptune takes around 165 years to orbit the sun.

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    Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde
    Am Strom 59, 18119 Rostock

    planetenweg-warnemuende.de/en/home/index.html
    touristinfo@rostock.de
    +49 381 381 22 22
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    Directions
    The well-developed A19 and A20 motorways and numerous roads will take you directly to Rostock. You can reach Warnemünde via the city motorway. The Warnow Tunnel is the fastest connection across the Warnow.

    Parking
    Use the designated car parks and multi-storey car parks at the entrance to Warnemünde.

    Public transport
    You can reach Warnemünde from Rostock main station by taking the S-Bahn to Warnemünde station.

    The Warnemünde seaside resort can also be reached by Flixbus, which stops at Warnemünde Werft. From here it is a 15-minute walk (1 kilometre) to the start/end point of the city tour at the Tourist Information.

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    Astronomischer Verein Rostock e. V.
    Nelkenweg 6
    18057 Rostock

    +49 381 4934068

    http://www.astronomieverein.de/index.php

    kontakt@astronomieverein.de

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    Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde

    https://www.rostock.de/

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    The Planet Trail is maintained and designed by the Rostock Astronomical Society. The trail was redesigned in 2023 in cooperation with the Institute of Physics at the University of Rostock.
    https://planetenweg-warnemuende.de/en/home/index.html
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    Last changed on 19.07.2024

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