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Probing Strong Gravity Near Black Holes
We are pleased to announce the conference "Probing Strong Gravity near Black Holes", which will be held in Prague (Czech Republic), 15-18 February 2010. The aim of the meeting is to discuss approaches to study strong gravity effects near black holes of all masses, with the focus on line and continuum spectroscopy, timing, polarimetry, and imaging. Theorists and observers are invited to participate at this meeting which will take place in Carolinum, the historical site of the Charles University in Prague downtown.PROM2009 Workshop
The main topic of the PROM2009 Workshop is The Prominence Research: Observations and Models. The PROM2009 Workshop will be hosted this year by the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Ondrejov. It will be held in Prague, Czech Republic, during October 26 - 29, 2009. The site of the Workshop will be the historical neo-renaissance Villa Lanna near the centre of Prague owned by the Academy of Sciences.Hubble rebirth after Servicing Mission 4
Astronomers declared the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory ready for a new decade of exploration, with the release of observations from four of its six operating science instruments.
Astronomical Institute's Activity Report 2007-2008
Astronomical Institute has published its Activity Report for years 2007-2008. Activity Report is being published regularly every two years since 1995 and presents research and social activities of the Institute in the past two-year period.
Presentation in the European Union review
Presentation of the Astronomical Institute in the 17th issue of the review of the European Union, March 2009.
Presentation in the European Parliament Magazine
Presentation of the Astronomical Institute in the special issue of the European Parliament Magazine, 15 December 2008. Czech EU Presidency Guide, page 59.