DIALOGUES

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 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) invites you to the live streaming of the the 12th event of the  monthly series DIALOGUES, on: 

Astronomy

How often do you we find ourselves wishing on a star? Where is this star heading? How many times have we wondered where the universe ends and where it begins? Are we alone in this cluster of planets, asteroids and solar systems? This November, we take our seat in front of a telescope and discuss these questions and more with experts, scientists and amateur astronomers. Renowned speakers will “guide” us through the universe, raising questions that concern all mankind. The November discussion will take place at the . As all registrations for the event at the Eugenides Foundation location have been completed and in order to accommodate additional participants, we are hosting a livestreaming event at the Visitors Center of the National Observatory of Athens where a live connection will also take place during the event. Following the discussion, observation of the night sky with the historical Doridis telescope will take place for participants attending the livestreaming event.

Speakers will include among others:

Fiori-Anastasia Metallinou – Astrophysicist at the National Observatory of Athens and Soloist

Xenophon Mousas - a Professor of Space Physics at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Head of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project

Konstantinos Tassis - Coordinator of PASIPHAE (Polar-Area Stellar-Imaging in Polarization High-Accuracy Experiment) / Associate Professor of Astrophysics, University of Crete

Vasiliki Pavlidou - Coordinator of PHAESTOS (Probing High-Energy Astrophysics Environments and Systems Through Optopolarimetric Surveys) Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete

Konstantinos Emmanouilidis - Amateur Astronomer and Supernova Chaser

The discussion will be moderated by journalist, Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou

Τhe discussion will be preceded by an introduction from Dionysis Fotopoulos, director of Eugenides Foundation’s New Digital Planetarium.

Livestreaming event of the DIALOGUES discussion on ASTRONOMY

Thuesday, November 27, 2018 
Visitors Center of the National Observatory of Athens
Hill of the Nymphs, Thission

Event Begins: 17:30 
Free Entrance 
Registration is required 

Through the monthly series of live events, entitled DIALOGUES, the SNF presents, among others, individuals who inspire through their work and actions and hopes to catalyze conversations around critical issues, around the world.

To get a taste of previous events, see here.

The event will be livestreamed through the SNF’s website at www.SNF.org/live and will also be available on demand in both video and podcast format on the SNF’s website.

For more information visit

www.SNF.org 

 

 




When?

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:30 PM

Where?

Visitors Center of the National Observatory of Athens Hill of the Nymphs, Thission.
Athens 118 51
118 51 Athens
Attica,Greece


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