ESA highlights from the IYA opening ceremony
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Above: The ESA exhibition stand at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy.Credit: ESA Right: These striking panels depicting three aspects of ESA's science programme, Observing the Universe, Exploring the Solar System, and Looking Beyond the Boundaries, are available to download from the ESA Exhibition web site (see link in right-hand menu.) Credit: ESA | |
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Groningen Discovery Truck featuring Herschel, & Planck Dome |
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| Two major ESA contributions to IYA2009, the Groningen Discovery Truck featuring Herschel (right) and the Planck Dome (left), were showcased outside of UNESCO Headquarters. Both exhibits were open to the general public as well as the opening ceremony delegates. Credit: ESA |
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| Inside the Groningen Discovery Truck. The truck is filled with hands-on experiments dealing with infrared radiation, with a scale model of the Herschel spacecraft on display. ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, and the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration, David Southwood, were amongst the many visitors during the IYA opening ceremony. Credit: ESA |
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Peter Barthel (second from left), shows IAU President, Catherine Cesarsky (centre) some of the hands-on, infrared experiments on the Groningen Discovery Truck. Credit: Theo Jurriens |
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| ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain, visits the Planck Dome. This exhibition tells the story of the Planck mission which will map the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). A model of the spacecraft shows how it will scan the sky whilst a simulation of the CMB is projected onto the dome. Credit: ESA |
Last Update: 1 September 2019
