EU-HOU

Nicolaus Copernicus University
EU HOU - I TRA'a
Training Workshop

20th - 23rd October 2005, Torun, Poland
Center for Theoretical Physics

 

Programme of EU HOU Workshop in Torun,
20 - 23 October 2005

Thursday
20th October
Friday
21st October
Saturday
22nd October
Sunday
23rd October

9.00 - 10.00

 

Lecture 1

Lecture 3

DEPARTURE

10.00 - 11.00

Lecture 2

Workshop 5

11.00 - 11.30

Coffee

Coffee

11.30 - 13.30

Workshop 1
Workshop 2
Workshop 6
Workshop 7

13.30 - 15.00

Lunch

Lunch

15.00 - 17.00

Visit of Nicolaus Copernicus Museum and Old Town

Trip to Piwnice
15.00 - 15.30

Lecture 4
15.30-16.30

17.00 - 17.30

Registration

Coffee

Coffee
16.30-17.00

17.30 - 19.00

Workshop 3
Workshop 4
Visit in Piwnice
17.00-18.30

19.00 - 20.00

Welcome Dinner

Dinner

 

20.00 - 22.00

First Meeting

 

Farewell dinner


LECTURES
L1. "Doppler Effect with Radial Velocity" - Roger Ferlet, IAP, Paris
L2. "Hands-On Radio Astronomy" - Christer Andersson, Onsala
L3. "Backyard Astronomy with Webcam - hardware, software and live demonstrations" - Lech Mankiewicz, CTP PAS, Warsaw

WORKSHOPS
W1. "Faulkes Telescope" - simulator - Michal Czerny, CTP PAS, Warsaw
W2. "Faulkes Telescope" - observations - Michal Czerny, CTP PAS, Warsaw
W3. "Tutorial for SalsaJ" - Jerome Lucas, UPMC, Paris
W4. "Stellar Core Model" - Maria Luisa Almeida, NUCLIO
W5. "Measuring Mass of Distant Galaxy" - Allesandra Zanazzi, Citta' della Scienza, Napoli
W6. "The Life of Stars" - Margarita Metaxa, Filekpaideutiki Etaireia
W7. "Distances to Cepheids" - Michal Czerny, CTP PAS, Warsaw

Programme of visit in Center of Astronomy in Piwnice / near Torun:
  • Introduction to research programme of Astronomy Center by Director Professor Andrzej Kus and presentation of observational equipment
  • Lecture 4 by Dr. Andrzej Marecki: "Island Universe of Immanuel Kant - a Modern Perspective"
  • "Methods of Teaching Astronomy" by Prof. Andrzej Strobel
  • Presentation of simple astronomical devices for school applications by Mr. Eugeniusz Pazderski.