The AMU Faculty of Physics and Astronomy invites you to the Astronomical Observatory Institute seminar. The seminars are held weekly, on Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the building of the AMU Astronomical Observatory at Słoneczna 36 in Poznan.
Date: 16 January 2025
Keynote speaker: Michał Żejmo (Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Góra).
Lecture topic: ‘University of Zielona Gora (Remote) Observatory - current state and planned development’
Speech-language: English
Abstract:
In 2021, the Janusz Gil Institute of Astronomy, University of Zielona Gora was equipped with a system consisting of two telescopes – a main telescope of CDK design with a diameter of 20 inches and an auxiliary telescope of RASA design with a diameter of 11 inches.The two telescopes form a single system for both deep space observations and observations related to the Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST). The system was tested in Spain for a year, then transported to the hosting site in Chile.
In my presentation, I will discuss the experience of using the system, its involvement and achievements in scientific projects, its application in student education and the popularisation of astronomy, as well as future plans to expand the system with new telescopes and create a RemoteObservatory of the University of Zielona Góra.