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In the Evaluation of the quality of research activity for 2022–2025, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education awarded Jagiellonian University A+ rating in the field of astronomy.

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APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day
 

Exemplary sky picture from the apod.pl/apod service: a dusty nebula

 

 

 

Study program

Positive assessment by the Polish Accreditation Committee

Hyper-Kamiokande

Projekt „Hyper-Kamiokande” został zaakceptowany do finansowania w ramach programu „Wsparcie udziału polskich zespołów naukowych w międzynarodowych projektach infrastruktury badawczej” Ministerstwa Edukacji i Nauki.

 

Night under the Stars

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Decorational: Photo of the night sky with the central band of the Milky Way

 

 

 

Meteo

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AllSky camera: OAUJ, Kraków

Sky above the JU Observatory in Kraków, exemplary shot. Sunny sky with few clouds.

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Lesser Poland's Researchers' Night 2024

17.09.2024
Researchers' Night will be held this year on Friday 27 September. The programme includes a tour of the Observatory, astronomy workshops and, if the weather is fine, sky observations with large telescopes!
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Planetary Science Conference – 5th National Mars Science Seminar (2024)

30.07.2024
The 5th National Mars Science Seminar will be held on October 11th, 2024, in Krakow, Poland.
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70th anniversary of the start of radio astronomy in Poland

01.07.2024
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First distinct observations of a smaller black hole in OJ 287

29.06.2024
Several collaborating research groups, including a team from the Jagiellonian University, have confirmed the presence of two supermassive black holes in the active nucleus of the distant galaxy OJ 287. The existence of a pair of black holes was first suggested by astronomers from the University of Turku, Finland, back in 1982.
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Photo of krakowian for the second time in NASA APOD page

05.06.2024
A resident of Krakow with a prestigious NASA award! Marcin Rosadzinski's photograph has been published in NASA's APOD - Astronomy Picture of the Day website. Moreover, this is the second time for Mr. Marcin to have his work published on APOD.
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Astronomical guide to Poland – join the contest!

28.05.2024
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Astronomer Piotr Guzik awarded with the Artur Rojszczak Prize

22.05.2024
Dr. Piotr Guzik, a graduate of the Doctoral School in astronomy at UJ, has been awarded in the 18th edition of the Artur Rojszczak Prize competition. The scientist was honored for his popularization of astronomy-related issues and activities for the protection of nature. For years he has been involved in the study of comets and other small bodies of the Solar System.
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Lecture: Agnieszka Pollo, Astronomy of the (near) future: data, machines and people

19.05.2024
Open lecture by Prof. Agnieszka Pollo of OAUJ as part of the ongoing Copernicus Festival will be held on May 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Museum of Engineering and Technology, 15 Wawrzyniec St., Krakow.
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