Astronomy on Tap Köln

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Program description below

[DE]

Admission is possible with or without a ticket, everyone is welcome! Participants who have checked in and enter before 7pm will be given priority seating.

Every month Astronomy on Tap Cologne offers entertaining and enlightening talks in German and English for your inner astronomy nerd! Join us and learn what astrophysicists are doing to solve the mysteries of the cosmos.

Don't miss the exciting Pub Quiz and show your funny side by guessing quirky astronomical acronyms. The winners will receive astronomical goodies to take home!

[EN]

Free entry is possible with or without tickets, everyone is welcome! Preference to be seated will be given to attendees who have checked-in and who join by 19.00.

Every month, Astronomy on Tap Köln brings you fun and enlightening talks in German and English for your inner Astronomy nerd! Join us to find what Astrophysicists are up to in solving the puzzles of the cosmos.

Make sure not to miss out on the exciting Pub Quiz and show off your witty side in guessing funky astronomy acronyms. Winners get astronomy goodies to take home!

Program 20.Mar.2025

• "Astrophysically relevant ions: from laboratory physics to astronomy" (in German) by Eline Plaar

Ions (charged particles) play a central role in numerous astrophysical processes. Laboratory studies with ion traps provide precise reference data that are essential for the interpretation of astronomical observations. The presentation introduces the role of ions, their spectral "fingerprints" and the contribution of laboratory studies to the analysis of the universe.

• "Galaxies, gravity and glass ceilings" (in English) by Dr. Tatiana M. Rodríguez

This talk will be about some of the many women in Astrophysics whose contributions were overlooked or under-credited over the years, how they changed our view of the cosmos, and their legacy.

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Program 23.Jan.2025

• "The baby photo of the universe" - Dr. Tim-Eric Rathjen (University of Cologne)

The cosmic background radiation is often referred to as the "baby photo" of the universe. In this lecture, we will take a journey back almost 14 billion years to understand how this radiation was created and what it tells us today about the composition of the universe. We will look at how astronomers and physicists have used this "snapshot" to determine the proportions of normal matter, dark matter and dark energy and the role these mysterious components play in the evolution of the universe.

• "A Short History of Astronomy" - Dr. Alexander Wojtczak (University of Cologne)

Astronomy is often referred to as the first science of humankind. In this talk we will explore a selection of critical steps in the development
of this fascinating discipline, from the ancient world up to modernity.

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Program 14.Nov.2024

• "Fraud in science" - Dr. Oskar Asvany (University of Cologne)

A brief history of data manipulation in science, especially in physics (and astronomy)

• "Neighborhood Watch: What's going down in our Galaxy's Center?" - Myank Singhal (Charles University Prague)

We still have so much to learn about our own Galactic Center, the supermassive black hole, the mysterious collection of dust, and the paradox of youth! The talk will not answer all these questions but will provide an overview of the core of our own galaxy.

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