Dear Friends,
In September our outreach department is busy preparing for ESO’s Open House Day, which takes place on 15 October, from 11:00 to 18:00 at our Headquarters in Garching bei München, Germany. We have lots of exciting activities lined up — if you happen to be nearby, drop by for a visit!
The highlight of ESO’s Open House Day 2011 — weather conditions permitting — will be the outdoor construction of a full-sized model of what will be the biggest telescope mirror ever built. Using 798 cardboard hexagons, each roughly 1.4 metres across, visitors will assemble a mock-up of the 39.3-metre diameter main mirror of the European-Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). Read more details about the event here.
Don’t forget that ePOD occasionally distributes outreach products via postal mail. If you would like to be on our distribution list please consider providing a complete postal address and other information via this form.
Let’s reach new heights in astronomy together,
Lars Lindberg Christensen (lars@eso.org)
Head ESO education and Public Outreach Department
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