From the Antikythera Mechanism to Herschel and Planck: 2500 Years of Observational Astronomy

26th-28th September 2008
Thessaloniki History Centre, Greece

As part of the Dimitria Festival, Imperial College Astrophysics, the Friends of Astronomy Club of Thessaloniki and the Observatory of Thessaloniki are organizing a three-day public astronomy event. It is funded by the Municipality of Thessaloniki and aims to familiarize the public of Thessaloniki with Observational Astronomy, its history and the latest developments by bringing together the foremost UK and Greek astronomers. This event is open to anyone interested in learning about Observational Astronomy and especially university students keen to pursue graduate studies in the field.

The Antikythera Mechanism
(Creative Commons image from
Wikipedia)

Herschel

Planck
Planck

Preliminary Programme

Friday 26th September:
- Spyrou: Mutual Interaction of Humans and the Near-Earth Space Environment
Saturday 27th September:
- Rowan-Robinson, A golden age of astronomy - giant telescopes, space, and the invisible wavelengths
- Nandra, Black Holes: Seeing the Invisible
- Georgantopoulos, X-raying the Universe
Sunday 28th September:
- Jaffe, Fossils of the Early Universe
- Charmandaris, In Search of the Truth using Light: The Human Quest to Understand the Universe
- Seiradakis, The Antikythera Mechanism

List of Invited Speakers

Prof Michael Rowan-Robinson, President of the Royal Astronomical Society
Prof Paul Nandra, Head of Imperial College Astrophysics Group
Prof Andrew Jaffe, Imperial College London
Prof Nikolaos Spyrou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof Ioannis Seiradakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Ass Prof Vassilis Charmandaris, University of Crete
Dr Ioannis Georgantopoulos, National Observatory of Athens

Posters

Event poster.

Contacts

Please contact Dr Markos Trichas, Imperial College London, with any queries.