Presentation 1 : Oral/Invited
Overview of Hubble PR and Communication
Lars Lindberg Christensen
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most
successful scientific projects of all times, both in
terms of its scientific production and in terms of its
'public appeal'. In the talk some reasons for both
successes will be discussed, and the modus operandi of
the Hubble outreach offices in Europe and the US will be
described. Presentation 2 : Practical demonstration
Hands-on work with the ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series
Lars Lindberg Christensen and Arntraud Bacher
During one hour we will give an introduction to the
ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series and work with one of the available
exercises on the web. We will use: - Printed booklets (available in
English) or printouts of PDF-files (also available in Italian, Dutch,
French, German and Swedish). These will be handed out during the
demonstration. - PCs connected to the web where interactive versions
of some of the exercises are available. Presentation 3 : Public outreach evening talk
Marvels of The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
- our European Eye in Space
Lars Lindberg Christensen
The European and American Hubble Space Telescope has just passed its 12th
birthday, and has entered maturity. Four times the observatory has been
serviced by Space Shuttle astronauts, and first-class science is pouring
from Hubble in ever increasing amounts. In this talk we will look at Hubble
in detail, at its interesting history and at some of the many scientific
results it has produced. Finally an overview of Hubble's successor, the
NASA/ESA/CSA Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST) will be given.