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Giu
9
gio
Riunione Chinnici
Giu 9@10:30–12:30
Seminario: Julien Gressot (Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
Giu 9@15:00–16:30

SPEAKER: Julien Gressot, Doctorant FNS – Histoire des techniques et de l’innovation, Institut d’histoire
AFFILIATION: Université de Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
TITLE: The Photographic Zenith tube (PZT) of the Neuchâtel Observatory: Achievement of time determination or failure of innovation?
ABSTRACT: Throughout its existence, the Neuchâtel Observatory has sought to be at the forefront of astronomical time determination. In the mid-20th century, a technological innovation began to spread in observatories with PZTs (Photographic Zenith Tube). The Neuchâtel Observatory was one of the first to obtain this instrument, the purpose of which was to eliminate the human factor by automating the time determination and certain other instrumental errors. PZTs were presented as the most accurate instruments of their time, but their development was soon halted. In this paper, we will examine the technical evolution of PZTs, the reasons why they became the must-have instrument, and the explanations for their rapid abandonment.

Google Meet room: https://meet.google.com/sxz-cctp-tsc

Giu
10
ven
Riunione Chinnici
Giu 10@10:30–12:30
Giu
14
mar
Riunione con IEMEST
Giu 14@16:00–18:30
Giu
20
lun
Visita al Museo
Giu 20@9:00–11:30
Giu
21
mar
riunione grant rubin lsst al museo
Giu 21@9:00–Giu 22@18:00

8 pax ref. Sara Bonito

Seminario: Quentin Changeat (UCL) ore 15
Giu 21@15:00–16:30

Speaker: Quentin Changeat (UCL)

Title: Atmospheric retrievals in the era of next generation telescopes.

Abstract: With the recent launch of the NASA/ESA/CSA-JWST telescope and the upcoming ESA-Ariel, we are now entering a new era of exoplanet characterisation. These next-generation telescopes will revolutionise our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres, but the analysis of their observations will be very challenging.

In this presentation, state-of-the-art techniques, which were thoroughly tested to analyse exo-atmospheric data from HST and Spitzer, will be presented. We will also explore some of their limitations, as well as the challenges associated with their application to next-generation telescopes.
Giu
23
gio
Lavori di messa in sicurezza cupole astronomiche @ cupole e tetto museo
Giu 23@7:00–Giu 30@17:30

Lavori di messa in sicurezza cupole astronomiche

Giu
24
ven
visita al museo
Giu 24@11:00–12:00

Visita al Museo (Chinnici) 10 pax

Giu
27
lun
visita al museo
Giu 27@9:00–13:00

visita al museo 5 pax (coniglio)