sheeny
05-01-2007, 08:28 AM
I found this in this morning's physics at nature.
Al.
Europe's astronomy club gains a thirteenth member
The Czech Republic — where 400 years ago Johannes Kepler famously deduced that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun — has joined the European Southern Observatory (ESO). That makes it the astronomy agency's first member from central or eastern Europe.
On 22 December, Czech education minister Miroslava Kopicová signed an agreement that, when ratified by the country's parliament, will make the Czech Republic a full member. It will be the thirteenth member of the ESO, which was formed in 1962 with five member countries in an attempt to strengthen Europe's research in astronomy and astrophysics.
The ESO operates a number of telescopes at three facilities in the high desert of Chile, including the four 8.2-metre telescopes that comprise the Very Large Telescope.
Al.
Europe's astronomy club gains a thirteenth member
The Czech Republic — where 400 years ago Johannes Kepler famously deduced that planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun — has joined the European Southern Observatory (ESO). That makes it the astronomy agency's first member from central or eastern Europe.
On 22 December, Czech education minister Miroslava Kopicová signed an agreement that, when ratified by the country's parliament, will make the Czech Republic a full member. It will be the thirteenth member of the ESO, which was formed in 1962 with five member countries in an attempt to strengthen Europe's research in astronomy and astrophysics.
The ESO operates a number of telescopes at three facilities in the high desert of Chile, including the four 8.2-metre telescopes that comprise the Very Large Telescope.