54 | | || '''17.07.2015''' || '''Hans-Walter Rix''' || '''Astronomy: Exegesis of cosmic light[[BR]]'''[[BR]]The laboratory of astrophysics is the universe itself, a laboratory presenting an incredible variety of physical phenomena, which, however, can only be "passively" observed from a distance without a chance for active manipulations. Nearly all aspects of astronomy are therefore in the end reducible to the exegesis, i.e. interpretation of light from the cosmos. There are good reasons to observe many celestial directions with steadily increasing resolution and sensitivity and at many different wavelengths. This drives the development of new telescopes and instruments. [[BR]][[BR]]Hans-Walter Rix will sketch, which technical and scientific possibilities emerge for observations with highest image quality using today's and future observatories, in particular in conjunction with adaptive optics and interferometry.[[BR]][[BR]]Talk: German[[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/WikiStart/2015-07-17_EXEGESE.pdf Slides: English][[BR]]Questions: German, English || |
| 54 | || '''17.07.2015[[BR]][[span(style=color: #FF0000, Last talk before the summer break!!)]]''' || '''Hans-Walter Rix''' || '''Astronomy: Exegesis of cosmic light[[BR]]'''[[BR]]The laboratory of astrophysics is the universe itself, a laboratory presenting an incredible variety of physical phenomena, which, however, can only be "passively" observed from a distance without a chance for active manipulations. Nearly all aspects of astronomy are therefore in the end reducible to the exegesis, i.e. interpretation of light from the cosmos. There are good reasons to observe many celestial directions with steadily increasing resolution and sensitivity and at many different wavelengths. This drives the development of new telescopes and instruments. [[BR]][[BR]]Hans-Walter Rix will sketch, which technical and scientific possibilities emerge for observations with highest image quality using today's and future observatories, in particular in conjunction with adaptive optics and interferometry.[[BR]][[BR]]Talk: German[[BR]][https://svn.mpia.de/trac/gulli/att/raw-attachment/wiki/WikiStart/2015-07-17_EXEGESE.pdf Slides: English][[BR]]Questions: German, English || |