Hubble 20th Anniversary Events and Exhibitions throughout Europe, Russia and Turkey

16 April 2010

More information about the Hubble 20th Anniversary: http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/20anniversary/

Austria:

Vulkanlandsternwarte Auersbachtal - There will be a lecture and an unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image on 23 April followed the next day by a star party to look at Saturn and the moon live from the observatory.
Astronomie Wien - Lecture and exhibition in planetarium.

Belgium:

Planetarium of the royal Observatory of Belgium - Part of permanent exhibition.

Britain:

The Norman Lockyer Observatory & Planetarium - "How Far can we See?" This will entail a lecture primarily on deep space images including Hubble images, a live demonstration of CCD imaging using small telescopes, a planetarium show and tour of their historic Victorian telescopes and viewing (if clear).
Thinktank Planetarium - The event will include a display of important Hubble images before the unveiling of the new picture.
Dundee Science Centre - The official unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image will be complemented by a keynote speech by an invited local expert in a related area.
At-Bristol Ltd. - 17 June special presentation and show
Royal Observatory, Greenwich - 15 May special opening and presentation.
Mizar Travelling Planetarium - Part of exhibition.

Bulgaria:

Astronomical observatory and Planetarium "Nikolai Kopernik" - Exhibition in the gallery in the planetarium and special presentations in the planetarium for students and for general visitors.
People's Astronomical Observatory - Part of permanent exhibition.
Planetarium with Public Astronomical Observatory - Smolyan, Bulgaria - Part of permanent exhibition.

Czech Republic:

Observatory and Planetarium of Prague - 27 April press conference and evening exhibition.
Observatory and Planetarium of Johann Palisa - 24 April special stereoscopic show.
The Observatory and Planetarium in Ceske Budejovice & the Klet Observatory-24 April, all-day programme called "Saturday with Hubble" at the Observatory and Planetarium Ceske Budejovice. The day will include a planetarium show for adults, interactive planetarium show for children, astronomical movies, a special lecture with full-HD digital projection about Hubble Space Telescope in the cinema hall and guided exhibition with Hubble images.
Nicholas Copernicus Observatory and Planetarium in Brno - Part of museum night on 15 May.
Observatory and Planetarium in Hradec Kralove - Special lecture and Hubble anniversary image unveiling on 24 April.

Denmark:

The Steno Museum - Two main events, "Can you catch a fallen star?" for families and kids with hand-on meteorites, tales about star formation and formation of our solar system and a public lecture in the planetarium about star formation and the formation of our solar system.
Tycho Brahe Planetarium - 22 and 24 April, The VIP event will be the official opening ceremony for a three day national science festival. During the event we will have premiere of the Hubble IMAX movie. The public event will include a presentation about Hubble and screening of the IMAX movie.

Finland:

Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre - 24 April there will be a cosmonaut visiting Heureka. Commander Valeri Tokarev is going to tell the audience about space missions in which he has taken part.

France:

Planetarium Ludiver
GEPI Observatoire de Paris - Unveiling of Hubble anniversary image will be part of the Solstice Fest at the observatory.
PromEspace - Conferences with scientists and astronauts are planned on 21 August. The 20th anniversary of Hubble will have an exposition of the best photos of the ESA/NASA space telescope and the new WFC3 image.
ATLAS - Talk and slideshow.
Parc du Cosmos - Part of permanent exhibition.
Cité de l'espace - 20 April Hubble anniversary event and Hubble IMAX screenings.

Germany:

Astronomischer Verein der Volkssternwarte Papenburg e.V. - The Hubble anniversary event will include a few telescopes in front of the Hubble anniversary picture, informational material for all interested people and models of some rockets and satellites.
Raumflugplanetarium "Juri Gagarin" Cottbus - Talk with pictures and videos of the Hubble announcements since 1999; offer of the German-speaking CD with the Hubble announcements from 2009.
LWL-Museum für Naturkunde - The Hubble anniversary image unveiling event will include a pre-unveiling presentation for the media. Following this the image unveiling itself will take place with the media, invited guests, and the general public attending. The event will continue with a presentation in the planetarium that will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hubble in the form of a presentation of the best Hubble photographs over the years.
Förderkreis Planetarium Göttingen e.V. - "Saturday Morning Physics" series of public lectures organised by the Faculty of Physics and the Physics Students' Council of the Georg-August University. This session will also be promoted as an event of the 8. "Astronomietag" (German Astronomy Day) and features a special symposium on Hubble science with scientists of the Institute for Astrophysics Göttingen presenting their own research with the Hubble Space Telescope in three short lectures, to be complemented by an introduction into the telescope's history, its future outlook and the timeline for JWST (James Webb Space Telescope).
Planetarium Mannheim - 18 May beginning of new special Hubble program at the planetarium.
Schulsternwarte und Planetarium "Sigmund Jähn" - Part of permanent exhibition.
Nicolaus-Copernicus-Planetarium Nürnberg - Unveiling as part of Long Day of Stars on 24 April.
Schul- und Volkssternwarte Suhl - Series of lectures about Hubble on 24 April.
Planetarium Hamburg - Unveiling of Hubble anniversary image and presentation of images on 24 April.
Museum am Schölerberg - 24 April is the German Astronomy Day and public solar observations as well as additional planetarium sessions are planned for this day.
Zeiss-Planetarium der Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung Jena - Special show and sky observing on 24 April.
Carl-Zeiss-Planetarium - The Hubble anniversary image unveiling event will take place on Astronomy Day, 24 April, 13:30 with the visitors of the planetarium witnessing the unveiling ceremony and a brief explanation of the image and the background of Hubble.
Universe Dimensions
Zeiss-Planetarium und Volkssternwarte Drebach - 24 April part of German Astronomy Day.

Greece:

Friends of Astronomy Club (Omilos Filon Astronomias) - Presentation before general meeting.
EUGENIDES FOUNDATION - Special film and lecture.
Thessaloniki Science Centre & Technology Museum - 10 May Science Cafe event, with a professor of astronomy speaker who will discuss with the audience observational astronomy history and Hubble's achievements.

Italy:

Associazione Culturale La Bendandiana- Via Manara 17 48018 FAENZA (RA) ITALY- Event in the auditorium of the "Banca di Romagna" with the display of the Hubble anniversary image and a seminar of an Astronomer of the Observatory of the University of Bologna - INAF concerning the results of the Hubble project.
Planetario di Padova - Conference held by a professor of Astronomy at the University of Padua (Italy) on the key rule of the Hubble Space Telescope for a deeper understanding of the Cosmos. Some of the most beautiful images taken by Hubble will be projected on the dome of the digital Planetarium.
Unione Astrofili Napoletani - Public conferences in May, June, September, October, November and December 2010. The display area will remain permanently open to students and people visiting the observatory for the next years.
DIST, University of Genova - 22 October event will include visits to the planetarium, lectures by physicists and astronomers, photo gallery and short videos.
Fondazione Clément Fillietroz-ONLUS - 24 April special presentation and planetarium show.
Italian Naval Academy- The Hubble anniversary image will be displayed inside the Institute in conjunction with the annual Naval Academy and Leghorn City Trophy (TAN).
Planetariul Baia Mare - 21 May outside exhibit of the Hubble anniversary image, digital slideshow with a video projector of the stunning images recorded by Hubble through time and an astronomical night of observations called ”Say Hello to Hubble.”
Osservatorio Serafino Zani - Guided tours and special programs for children on 22 May.
Museu de la Ciència i de la Tècnica de Catalunya (mNACTEC) - Presentation and unveiling of Hubble anniversary image with special lectures on 5 October.
LICEO SCIENTIFICO "E. MEDI" – PLANETATIUM- liceomedi-senigallia.it- Guided visits and lessons on 30 April.

Ireland:

Dunsink Observatory - Dunsink Observatory- http://www.dias.ie/index.html- Unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image in Dunsink at a special evening with videos and lectures about Hubble - date to be announced; please check website for details.
Blackrock Castle Observatory - Hubble anniversary image unveiling ceremony by Dr. Niall Smith, Head of Research, CIT followed by a lecture celebrating Hubble and Creating Robotic Telescope Farms (optical telescopes that think for themselves).
Schull Planetarium - Astronaut James Reilly will do the unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image at a special presentation on 1 May.

Lithuania:

Planetarium of Vilnius University - 20 lectures about objects in the Universe in honour of 20 years of the Hubble Space Telescope.

Malta:

The Astronomical Society of Malta - 23 April an even to unveil the Hubble anniversary image together with a talk about the formation of stars and the contribution of the Hubble Space Telescope in our quest into understanding the Universe.

Netherlands:

Volkssterrenwacht Bussloo (Public Observatory Bussloo) - 30 April event for the public unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image and presentation.
Philippus Lansbergen Observatory Foundation - Talks and children’s programs on 28 April.

Poland:

Muzeum Mikołaja Kopernika we Fromborku - There will be a presentation of the Hubble anniversary image and a planetarium show.

Portugal:

Centro Multimeios de Espinho - For this event there will be a piano concert then the unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image plus a lecture on star formation and Hubble’s discoveries in that field.
Museu de Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa - Part of public exhibition.
Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva - An invited astronomer will make a brief presentation about the Hubble, its history and several images on display (anniversary image plus a slideshow of other images taken by Hubble). These images will also be the source of inspiration for a saxophone improvisation concert, performed by Carlos Martins, famous Portuguese musician.

Romania:

The Astronomical Observatory "Amiral Vasile Urseanu" - There will be a press conference with speeches by notable astronomers and an unveiling of the Hubble anniversary picture.
OBSERVATORUL ASTRONOMIC al UNIVERSITATII "STEFAN cel MARE" - 29 and 30 April, the Hubble anniversary unveiling event will be preceded by a series of conferences on the general theme: ”Telescopul Hubble –Extraordinar si Extraterestru” (”Hubble – Out of the Ordinary, Out of this World”)

Russia:

Ufa city Planetarium - Lecture and presentation on 25 April.

Serbia:

ADNOS, The Novi Sad Astronomical Society - The Hubble anniversary image unveiling event will take place on 13 May, at the plateau in front of the Planetarium, which is located at the beautiful medieval Petrovaradin Fortress. This public event will include several lectures and planetarium shows.
Petnica Science Center - 22 April exhibition with Hubble pictures and history of Hubble at the centre over several months.
Astronomical Society "Rudjer Boskovic" - 11 June Hubble presentation as part of astronomy weekend.

Slovakia:

Centre of free time Domino - Presentation and planetarium performance.
Krajska hvezdaren a planetarium Maximiliana Hella - Lecture and exhibition planned.

Spain:

Observatorio Astronómico de Cantabria - The Observatorio Astronómico de Cantabria will have an astronomical party, with some activities such as games for the children, telescopes, short presentations of astronomical topics and more.
Institute of Space Sciences - Part of exhibition from June until November.
Planetario de Pamplona - The "Hubble Day" at the Planetarium of Pamplona on 26 April will begin with a press conference to show the new display that will join our special exhibition. In the afternoon a special session at the planetarium will show some of the images and science that Hubble has acquired during its 20 years of discovery.
CASA DE LAS CIENCIAS DEL AYUNTAMIENTO DE LOGROÑO - Public exhibition until 30 June.
Museo de las Ciencias de Castilla-La Mancha - From 20 to 30 April we workshops will be organized for primary & secondary school centres about the construction of telescopes. During the workshops, experts will teach about optics and show students different types of telescopes, discuss history, and of course, the Hubble Space Telescope.
Instituto de Física de Cantabria (IFCA/CSIC-UC) - The Instituto de Física de Cantabria will have a Hubble Space Telescope anniversary image unveiling event on 28 April.
Agrupació Astronòmica de Sabadell - 28 April unveiling of the Hubble anniversary image as part of the 50th anniversary of the association.
Mallorca Planetarium from the Observatori Astronomic de Mallorca (OAM) - Special planetarium show on 5 May.
Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos - Presentation on 24 April with unveiling of Hubble anniversary image.
Parque de la Vida - Presentation and lectures on 24 April.
Faculty of Sciences at the University of Granada - 24 April event with lectures by astronomers from the University, the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucia (IAA) and the Institute of Millimeter Radioastronomy (IRAM).
Parc Astronomic Montsec - Consorci del Montsec - Observation night on 1 May to look at objects Hubble has observed and Hubble anniversary image unveiling event. The whole weekend will be a Hubble weekend with images from Hubble in the planetarium and the Telescopes Park will try to look at objects Hubble has observed.

Sweden:

Teknikens Hus (House of Technology) - 24 April special unveiling and presentation on Hubble.

Switzerland:

CERN - Part of permanent exhibition.
Observatory and Planetarium Kreuzlingen - 24 April photo exhibition and Hubble lecture.
Liceo Lugano 2 - Part of permanent exhibition

Turkey:

Canakkale Astrophysics Research Centre & Ulupınar Observatory - 15 May – public educational astronomy event that aims to improve the scientific understanding of students and general visitors including a Hubble anniversary activity.

Ukraine: