Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, has a ‘new, old faculty': physics and astronomy. On this occasion, the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a New Moon event tomorrow, Wednesday, 25 September. It begins at 2.30 p.m. in the Collegium Physicum at the Morasko Campus. The lecture entitled ‘Jak to z astronomią w Poznaniu było’ will be given by Professor Agnieszka Kryszczynska, and the first galaxies in the universe spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope will be discussed by Professor Micha Michalowski (both the lecture and discussion will be held in Polish).
At 4.20 p.m., the public is welcome to join the New Moon happening. - ‘The New Moon is the name of the first phase of the Moon, marking the beginning of a new synodic month—the time between successive new moons,’ says Magdalena Polinska, PhD, from the Astronomical Observatory. - ‘The New Moon is therefore a symbol of a new consecutive beginning; therefore, the celebration of the new name of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy has the Moon as its theme. All elements of the happening are intended to show the beauty of our moon and to help make its location and movement in space more visible, adds Dr Polinska.'
During the happening, an inflatable model of the Moon, designed by Justyna Olszewska, a PhD student, will be presented, as well as a photograph of the Moon captured by the Zeiss historical telescope located in the dome, in the park of the Astronomical Observatory, and a model of the Earth and the Moon, scaled to fit inside the faculty building.
You are most welcome.
