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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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