#AstroShow.The Cosmos, closer and closer to us!
The curious and those interested in outer space can enjoy a super event hosted by Promenada Craiova next weekend. AstroShow, in its name, brings to Craiova Cătălin Beldea, eclipse hunter, and also the only Romanian ever to reach space, Dumitru Prunariu.
Everything will take place on August 9, when the two will arrive in our city, and the program includes both interactive science games with the audience and super interesting presentations about the cosmos and the space outside our planet. In addition, participants will have a guaranteed seat at the largest portable telescope in Romania, the Gargantua telescope, which has a mirror of 500 millimetres in diameter. You also have the chance to see and touch a real comet. Are you curious?
Here is the full program of the event:
19:30 - 19:45 - Show access + Start time.
19:45 - 20:40 – The Nutty Professor (interactive science games with the audience - children and adults).
20:40 - 21:00 - Presentation of Cătălin Beldea (Eclipse Hunter).
21:00 - 21:30 - Presentation by Dumitru Prunariu.
21:30 - 22:00 - AstroShow Awards for the best questions from the audience.
20:30 - 23:00 - Astronomical observations through professional telescopes (3 telescopes, including the gigantic Gargantua telescope).
19:45 - 20:40 – The Nutty Professor (interactive science games with the audience - children and adults).
20:40 - 21:00 - Presentation of Cătălin Beldea (Eclipse Hunter).
21:00 - 21:30 - Presentation by Dumitru Prunariu.
21:30 - 22:00 - AstroShow Awards for the best questions from the audience.
20:30 - 23:00 - Astronomical observations through professional telescopes (3 telescopes, including the gigantic Gargantua telescope).
Public access is free, so just show up there and be prepared for a unique experience!
Briefly, about Dumitru Prunariu
Dumitru Prunariu is the only Romanian who has ever reached outer space. The mission he participated in was called Soyuz 40, part of the "Intercosmos" space program, and the cosmonaut spent seven days, 20 hours and 42 minutes in space. He is an aeronautical engineer by profession. He was an engineer officer within the Military Aviation Command, head of the Romanian Civil Aviation, president of the Romanian Space Agency, ambassador of Romania to the Russian Federation, president of the UN Committee for the Peaceful Exploration of Outer Space (UN COPUOS), president of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), vice-president of the International Relations Committee of the European Space Agency (ESA). He currently holds the rank of lieutenant general in the reserve.
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