Astronomy on Tap Köln

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Program description below

[DE]

Admission is possible with or without a ticket, everyone is welcome! Participants who have checked in and enter before 7pm will be given priority seating.

Every month Astronomy on Tap Cologne offers entertaining and enlightening talks in German and English for your inner astronomy nerd! Join us and learn what astrophysicists are doing to solve the mysteries of the cosmos.

Don't miss the exciting Pub Quiz and show your funny side by guessing quirky astronomical acronyms. The winners will receive astronomical goodies to take home!

[EN]

Free entry is possible with or without tickets, everyone is welcome! Preference to be seated will be given to attendees who have checked-in and who join by 19.00.

Every month, Astronomy on Tap Köln brings you fun and enlightning talks in German and English for your inner Astronomy nerd! Join us to find what Astrophysicists are up to in solving the puzzles of the cosmos.

Make sure not to miss out on the exciting Pub Quiz and show off your witty side in guessing funky astronomy acronyms. Winners get astronomy goodies to take home!

Program 14.Nov.2024

• "Fraud in science" - Dr. Oskar Asvany (University of Cologne)

A brief history of data manipulation in science, especially in physics (and astronomy)

• "Neighborhood Watch: What's going down in our Galaxy's Center?" - Myank Singhal (Charles University Prague)

We still have so much to learn about our own Galactic Center, the supermassive black hole, the mysterious collection of dust, and the paradox of youth! The talk will not answer all these questions but will provide an overview of the core of our own galaxy.

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Program 24.Oct.2024

• "Journey through the history of our universe" - Dr. Maude Charmetant (German Aerospace Center)

Take a journey from the first beginnings of the universe to the infinitely small particles and how they evolved into gigantic structures like stars and galaxies!

• "Exploring the birthplace of Exoplanets" - Prof. Dr. Lucas Labadie (University of Cologne)

What are the mechanisms that regulate the formation of planets around other stars? What are the large instruments that will provide new insights into these fascinating mechanisms? A hint - accuracy and precision are key!

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Program 04.July 2024

• "A brief history of black holes: from Einstein to the present" (in German) by Daniel Vieira

The general theory of relativity predicts the existence of singularities in spacetime. These singularities are not mathematical curiosities but describe real objects in the universe: black holes!

• "How many eyes does it take to see dusty young protostars?" (in English) by Dr. Bethany Jones

What goes on in the birthplaces of the most massive stars? The creation of young stars much more massive than the sun can be seen with ALMA, a telescope in the Atacama Desert in Chile made of 66 smaller telescopes that see different light to human eyes, which tells us enough about their chemistry to work out where they come from - important, as they provide almost all of the UV radiation in a galaxy!

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Program May 16, 2024

• "Where to emigrate to? Our best interstellar options." (in German) by Dr. Volker Ossenkopf-Okada

Which of the more than 5000 known exoplanets offer the best options as emigration destinations for humanity? Where could we live, breathe and settle? Models and the latest observations provide interesting clues.

• "Asteroseismology: A symphony of movement" (in English) by Dr. Craig Yanitski

Do you know that the Sun, a star, is not stationary but can actually vibrate? Find out how 'Starquakes' help us reveal what happens inside stars!