4MOST Special Babelsberg Starry Night: Public talk at 8. March 2024
The VISTA telescope, future home of the 4MOST instrument.
Credit: ESO/Y. BeletskyThe Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) invites to a Special Edition of the Babelsberg Starry Nights, this time live in Babelsberg, on Friday, 8th March 2024, starting at 7:00 pm with a public lecture of Dr. Andreas Kelz on the topic "4MOST – Observing the sky with 2400 eyes". Please note that the lecture will be given in German.
The new multi-object spectrograph 4MOST was planned and built under the direction of the AIP and is about to be delivered to the Paranal Observatory in Chile. The first large component was just sent on its way to the VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, where the instrument will be installed until the end of the year. This instrument scans the sky piece by piece and records up to 2,400 spectra of stars, nebulae, galaxies and other objects at once. In his lecture, Dr Andreas Kelz will discuss the development and construction of the instrument as well as its future scientific use. Please note that the lecture will be given in German.
After the talk, we offer a tour over the AIP campus, including a glimpse into the integration hall where the 4MOST instrument is being built. If the sight is clear, an observation with one of our historical reflecting telescopes is possible.
We look forward to your visit!
Free entry, no previous registration necessary.
Title: "4MOST – Observing the sky with 2400 eyes" (in German) - Dr. Andreas Kelz
Time: 08.03.2024, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), An der Sternwarte 16, 14482 Potsdam, Lecture Hall in Schwarzschildhaus
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The VISTA telescope, future home of the 4MOST instrument.
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The 4MOST instrument in the integration hall at AIP in July 2023.
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