CERN Colloquium

"HUBBLE, the astronomer, the telescope, the results"

by Mr Claude Nicollier (EPFL c/o Space Center)

Europe/Zurich
500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

CERN

400
Show room on map
Description
The fundamental discoveries made by Edwin Hubble in the first quarter of the last century will be presented. The space telescope bearing his name will be introduced, as well as the strategy put in place by NASA and the European Space Agency for its operation and its maintenance on-orbit. The personal experience of the speaker having participated in two of five servicing mission will be exposed and illustrated by pictures taken on-orbit. Finally, the main results obtained by the orbital observatory will be presented, in particular the ones related to the large scale structure of the Universe and its early history
Poster
Video in CDS
Organised by

Ben Segal/IT & Ignatios Antoniadis/PH-TH................... Tea and coffee will be served at 16h00

Webcast
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