The speech highlights Hubble’s immense contribution in our continuing efforts to decipher the secrets of the Universe. From the life and death of the stars to the most distant galactic clusters and superclusters, its keen vision penetrated to the far reaches of space and time, allowing us to expand tremendously our knowledge of the Cosmos. Indeed, the eyes of Hubble are the eyes of humankind: eons of dreams, decades of planning and a global scientific and technological effort enable these dreams to become a reality.

Participants:
Manos Kitsonas: Director, New Digital Planetarium, Eugenides Foundation

Manos Kitsonas is the Director of the Eugenides Foundation New Digital Planetarium, one of the biggest and best Planetariums in the world. He has been involved in the creation of the Planetarium since the initial stages of its planning in 1998 and served as its Technical Director from the opening in 2003 until 2014 when he assumed the position of the Director. He is a member of the Planetarium’s show production team that, since 2003, has created more than 30 shows about space exploration, astronomy and astrophysics. He has also planned and supervised all the Planetarium’s technical upgrades. Dr. Kitsonas holds a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, is a member of the International Planetarium Society Council and Chair of its Awards Committee.
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