The Kumova slama Astronomical Society is organizing an event called „10 Days of Astronomy“ for the eighth consecutive year, which will take place from March 31st to April 9th, 2017. This year's theme is dedicated to life in space, and visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy an exhibition, numerous lectures, workshops, and many other interesting activities.
Through the Inspiring Science Education project, the Croatian Academic and Research Network – CARNet has nurtured good cooperation with the Kumova slama Astronomical Society for several years, which has become an associate partner of the project. CARNet will support the event with a live broadcast of Ante Radonić's lecture - „The Space Era of Humanity,“ which will be held on Monday, April 3, 2017, starting at 7 PM.
The lecture will be streamed at the address https://meduza.carnet.hr/index.php/media/watch/11638
Ante Radonić - „Humanity's Space Age“
Ante Radonić is the head of the planetarium with an astronautics department at the Technical Museum in Zagreb. He is involved in the popularization of astronomy, astronautics, and rocket technology. He regularly holds lectures for school groups and students, as well as public thematic lectures and forums for the general public. So far, he has given over 500 public lectures in more than thirty cities across Croatia. He has published over 300 popular science articles in magazines, weeklies, and daily newspapers. In 2014, the Croatian Community of Technical Culture awarded him a lifetime achievement award. He is a regular expert collaborator on the show „Andromeda,“ dedicated to space exploration, on HR Radio's 2nd program on Tuesdays from 8 PM to 10 PM.
Lecture Summary: 59 years ago, humanity practically entered the space age, and we are now in the 60th year of space flight. We will look back at historical and spectacular space missions, as well as the development of numerous launch vehicles, satellites, and spacecraft. Today, it is difficult to imagine a world without all that the development of space technology has enabled. This technology has simultaneously allowed us to better understand our place in the Universe and to study what happened billions of years before the formation of our Solar System. All of this will be accompanied by a multitude of photographs.