Events

... and other public appearances

All further events and public appearances, during which we spread knowledge about infrared radiation in a fun and accessible way to the public or presented our project to a broader audience, are listed here.

Lange Nacht der Forschung

13. April 2018 - Campus of the University of Vienna

Design and supervision of a science pavilion on the topics of: infrared radiation, stellar spectra, interstellar dust, star formation

More information on the "Lange Nacht der Forschung 2018" (German)

Dance for Science

13. April 2018 - Campus of the University of Vienna

Flashmob for science: Dancing together in darkness - captured by our infrared camera!

More information on "Dance for Science 2018"

IAU General Assembly - International Astronomy Conference

16. to 31. August 2018 - Austria Center Vienna

In the course of the international conference we presented our project during a teacher training and in front of scientific audience. We also took part in the Astronomy Youth Day on the 31st of August, showing infrared experiments to a young audience.

More information on the IAU General Assembly 2018 and the Teacher Training

BE OPEN - FWF Science & Society Festival

8. to 12. September 2018 - Maria-Theresien Platz, Vienna

Design and supervision of a science pavilion with experiments from astronomy & astrophysics on the topic of "How to make the invisible visible".

More information on "BE OPEN 2018"

Vienna Ball of Sciences

26. January 2019 - City Hall, Vienna

During the Vienna Ball of Sciences we captured the hottest dance moves and studied the coolest heads on the dancefloor!

More information on the "Vienna Ball of Sciences 2019"

IAUS 367: Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy

Virtual Meeting: 8 - 12 December 2020

Talk by Prof. Franz Kerschbaum on "Herschel and the invisible end of the rainbow".

Click here for more information on the IAU Symposium 367.

Watch the whole talk as part of Session 6 on the IAUS 367 channel or download the PDF-version: