SPACE AND ASTRONOMY

6 April, 2014 SCIENCES

What is the sound of the universe?
Which is the brightest star in the sky?
How do I observe the sky with a telescope?

Listen to space sounds, observe the planets using telescopes, explore the galaxies in a planetarium and many others, in Athens Science Festival, where Astronomy is at its best.

The laser distance measuring system LIDAR, which became known when the astronauts of the Apollo 15 mission used it in order to map the surface of the Moon, is going to be used in location at the Athens Science Festival and measure the air pollution of Athens.

The National Observatory of Athens is going to present an online fire observation system using satellites, showing that satellite images can bring a revolution in fire detection.

In addition, telescopes images from the observatories of Penteli and Helmos, Astronomy movie screenings and “Earth songs” will complete our space tour.