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9 April 2026 15:00 to 17:00 | Seminar Precaution and Interplanetary Protection The next Space Humanities Seminar will feature Elena Cirkovic från Aarhus University, who will give a presentation titled "Precaution and Interplanetary Protection".The seminar will take place on Zoom on Thursday 9th April at 15.00 CET.Zoom link: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67406648363Welcome! About the eventLocation:Zoom:

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/calendar/space-humanities-seminar-1 - 2026-04-21

13 May 2026 13:00 to 14:00 | Seminar Valeria Cerqui, Postdoctoral fellow at Lund University, Sweden Abstract: Young alpha-rich (YAR) stars have been detected in the past as outliers of local age-[alpha/Fe] relations. These objects are enhanced in alpha elements but younger than typical thick disc stars. We investigate the global kinematics and chemical properties of YAR giant stars in the APOGEE D

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/calendar/origin-young-alpha-rich-stars - 2026-04-21

Lund Observatory is a network of professionals in southern Sweden - mainly from Lund University, but also from Malmö University, The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), as well as private companies and organizations - working within astronomy, space research and/or space technology. Network members: Lund Observatory network members (A-E): Oscar Agertz, Associate Professor, Division of Astrop

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/Network - 2026-04-21

  Seminars The Lund Observatory Seminar Series is open for anyone to attend, but may require some basic knowledge of astronomy and astrophysics.   Some events may require in-person attendance while others are organized as hybrid events. Calendar Link to RSS 21 April 2026 15:15 to 16:00 | Seminar Lund Observatory/Rydberg seminar by Dante Lauretta 13 May 2026 13:00 to 14:00 | Seminar On the origin o

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/Events - 2026-04-21

The Lund Observatory network is for local professionals active within astronomy, space research and/or space technology. If you feel this applies to you then please fill out the form bellow to join the network. Note that in order to qualify for full membership to the network you must be based in the region around Lund University and actively working on astronomy or space related projects.  If this

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/join-network - 2026-04-21

In a recent paper, Nicholas Borsato, along with collaborators Jens Hoeijmakers, Bibiana Prinoth, Brian Thorsbro, and Rebecca Forsberg, provides insightful research on the complex atmospheric composition of the exoplanet KELT-9b. The team captured the exoplanet's spectra during transit, revealing numerous elements within its atmosphere.This study not only verifies the presence of previously known e

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/terbium-among-heavy-elements-discovered-atmosphere-exoplanet-kelt-9b - 2026-04-21

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https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/calendar-0 - 2026-04-21

The European Space Agency Buissness Incubator Center (ESA BIC) hosted a meet-and-greet event at Ideon on April 25th.  Local professionals got to know more about ESA BIC and about a few of the ongoing space projects in Lund. This was well received by the people attending the event, and rumor has it that ESA BIC will arrange more such events in the future. 

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/meet-and-greet-esa-bic - 2026-04-21

Astronomers invited members of the public to look at the spring skies through the teaching telescopes. There are a number of both historical and modern telescopes at Lund Observatory.  Usually these are used for teaching purposes but every now and then the astronomers decide to stay at work late into the evening in order to give members of the public the chance for some stargazing. This spring thr

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/stargazing - 2026-04-21

Once you are approved as a full member of the Lund Observatory Network you will be able to use this website and/or the Lund Observatory e-mail list to promote planned events.  Please specify if the event you are planing is intended for network members only or if it is open to a wider audience.Here are some examples:ConferencesConferences planed by network members can be prominently featured on the

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/Network/organizing-events - 2026-04-21

  There is so much more to space than just rocket science. So said Deborah Lygonis, CEO Friendbase AB and Investor Relations, Innovatum, at a national hybrid lunch meeting titled ”The Future of the Space Industry”, which was jointly organised by ESA BIC and Women In Space Sweden (WISS) on May the fourth. She went on to explain how the space industry loosly divides into ’Upstream’ (including rocket

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/future-space-industry - 2026-04-21

The Meridian Litsen to the Lund Observatory astronomy podcast Lund Observatory on Twitter The Planetarium is owned and operated by the Division of Astrophysics Network events Many events, seminars, meetings and/or conferences organized by the Lund Observatory network and its members are open to a wider audience to attend.Keep an eye on the calendar for more details. ALVA An astronomy club for LU s

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/space-everyone - 2026-04-21

 Several members of the Lund Observatory network gathered in Lundmarkssalen today to listen to Göran Östlins from Stockholm University give a seminar titled: "SELTIC, Swedish engagement in ELT instrumentation".SELTIC is a consortium developing instruments, such as MOSAIC and ANDES, for ESOs ELT - which is currently under construction and scheduled for first light in 2028.This was the first seminar

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/swedish-engagement-elt-instrumentation-development - 2026-04-21

The annual Space Research School was organized here in late August by Astronomic Youth (Astronomisk Ungdom) in collaboration with Lund Observatory. Attending this year's Space Research School were twenty intelligent, motivated and space-interested high school students from across Sweden.   During their 10 days in Lund the group of high school students attended several lectures given by university

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/rfs-2023 - 2026-04-21

Lund, Wednesday October 2 - Friday October 4 Astronomdagarna 2024 was organized by Lund Observatory together with the Swedish Astronomical Society.  Conference programme for Astronomdagarna 2024The conference took place in Lund starting after lunch on Wednesday October 2 and lasted until lunch on Friday October 4. Professional and amateur astronomers were welcome to attend, and members of the publ

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/news/all/astronomdagarna-2024 - 2026-04-21

Meeting location: LUXAstronomdagarna will be held in the auditorium in the LUX building at Helgonavägen 3.  Note that initially the plan was to be in Lundmarksalen (Astronomy building) on Friday but this plan has now changed.  We will be in LUX for the entire conference. The conference dinner will be held at Vattenhallen Science Center, John Ericssons väg 1. Image: The LUX building is located at H

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/astronomdagarna-2024/practical-information - 2026-04-21

IT = Invited Talk (20min + 5 min questions)CT = Contributed Talk (12 min + 3 min questions)The poster exhibition will take place outside the auditorium. Note that posters are limited to a width of 70 cm! Wednesday 2 OctoberLocation:  LUX auditorium12:00-13:30Registration13:30-13:35Welcome by LOC13:35-13:45Introduction from National committee for astronomy13:45-13:55Introduction from Swedish Astron

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/astronomdagarna-2024/conference-programme - 2026-04-21

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https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/astronomdagarna-2024/register - 2026-04-21

Prof. Joe Liske from Hamburg University, Germany, visited the Lund Observatory network on September 28th 2023 and gave a talk titled "Cosmological Conundrums". This seminar is a part of the Lund Observatory Seminar series.

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/cosmological-conundrums - 2026-04-21

Prof. Stephen Mojzsis from the Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK) in Budapest, Hungary, visited the Lund Observatory Network and gave a talk titled "Galactic chemical evolution expressed in rocky exoplanet geodynamics" This seminar is a part of the Lund Observatory Seminar series.  

https://www.lundobservatory.lu.se/article/galactic-chemical-evolution-expressed-rocky-exoplanet-geodynamics - 2026-04-21