Rene Hudec

Welcome to Prague, AXRO 2012City of Astronomy and X-ray Astronomy

René Hudec

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Prague – historical city of astronomy: Tycho de Brahe, Kepler, Einstein, Doppler … and

astronomical X ray optics

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Places to see in Prague

• Kepler house and Kepler Museum inside• Thumb of Tycho Brahe in Tyn church,

Staromestske namesti• Astronomical clock, old city hall Staromestske

namesti = place of Christmass market• Monument of Kepler and Brahe at Pohorelec,Tram station 22 near Prague castle

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Visit to Astronomical Prague

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Belveder: Former Observing Place of Tycho de Brahe

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Kepler House in Prague (a new Kepler museum inside since 2009)

http://www.keplerovomuzeum.cz/en/

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Visit to Astronomical Prague

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Tycho de Brahe Thumb

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Astronomical Clock

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Klementinum

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Jesuit College

1st Prague ObservatoryObservatory tower from 1722Today National Library

AXRO 2012 Conference Dinner on Dec 12th

• Visit to Komorni Hradek Castle• Organ concert in the castle chapel• Dinner at the nearby restaurant Na Zamecku• Bus will leave at 4 p.m. sharp from Villa Lanna• We will return to Villa Lanna before midnight

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Komorní Hrádek Castle

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Near to Ondřejov Observatory

Military castleNATO Education Center

Restaurant Na Zámečku

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Typical Czech foodCzech beer tasting (4 different beers from 3 breweries)Moravian wine

Enjoy the meeting …. and Prague

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