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Astronomical Institute

Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Cyril Polášek

*1943
E-mail: polasek@asu.cas.cz
Stellar Physics


Research fields: High-energy astrophysics, data reductions, optics, testing and development of innovative X-ray and optical CCD telescopes of apertures: 50 cm (1mirror with field corrector). In plans: 63cm (2mirror aplanatic), 64cm and 45 cm Richter/Slevogt's (high speed and wide field). History of astronomy and astrophysics, light pollution. 1967 graduated in Numerical Mathematics from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Palacký University in Olomouc. 1997 PhD in Astronomy. Since 1970 at the Astronomical Institute. (up to 1989 Computing Center, until 1996 in Near-Earth Physics Department, since 1996 HEA Group in the Interplanetary Matter Department, since 2004 High Energy Astrophysics Group).

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