Laboratorij za astrofiziko osnovnih delcev Univerze v Novi Gorici vabi na predavanje Iztoka Bončine z naslovom The largest telescopes in the world, ki bo v sredo, 9. novembra 2016 ob 14. uri v Amfiteaterski predavalnici na Fakulteti za naravoslovje (Vipavska 11c, Ajdovščina).

Predavanje bo v angleškem jeziku. Vljudno vabljeni!

Foto: Iztok Bončina/ESO

Naslov: The largest telescopes in the world

Povzetek:

At the lecture I will present my visit of astronomical observatories in the Atacama desert in Chile (La Silla, Paranal, ALMA) and the Canary Islands (GTC on La Palma), which boast some of the largest optical or radio telescopes in the world. We will learn the characteristics and peculiarities of these powerful research institutions, as well as the way of life and work of astronomers, staying at the observatories. I will also present an interesting research radar station Sondrestrom in Greenland, dedicated to studying the polar upper atmosphere. The lecture will conclude with a brief presentation of amateur astrophotography.