About ZAH

The Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg (ZAH) is the largest university astronomy group within Germany and joins the institutes Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI), Landessternwarte Königstuhl (LSW) and Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik (ITA). Established in 2005, its spectrum of research and teaching activities ranges from planet formation and galaxy evolution to cosmology and state of the art computer physics in parallel with the development and assembly of instrumentation for telescopes and participation in satellite projects. The interdependence of the different fields is also reflected in its research-collaborations.