Events

Speaker: Irina Martynenko

How and why do scientists fold the familiar DNA molecule into unexpected shapes? An introduction to structural DNA nanotechnology and its applications.

Speaker: Stanislav Korotkiy

24 July – 7 August 2026. A journey through the history of astronomy — from Galileo’s first telescopes to gravitational waves and modern observatories. Visit a museum of scientific instruments from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, tour the VIRGO gravitational-wave detector, see where Galileo lived and worked, a city linked to neutrino astronomy, a working Italian observatory, the Vatican Museums, and Rome’s Renaissance science heritage — plus an ascent of Mount Etna. From about €2,700 per person (twin rooms, ground transport, guides, lectures and observing per programme; flights and most meals not included). Full programme: https://telegra.ph/Astro-Italy-2026-03-26

Speaker: Stanislav Korotkiy, Sergey Spraitser

The tour runs 7–15 August 2026. On 12 August 2026 a total solar eclipse crosses Spain — excellent visibility odds and easy access. Join a unique tour: watch the eclipse from a 14th-century castle (Palacio de los Luna, Illueca), with the Perseid meteor shower near its peak the same nights. Programme includes Barcelona and Montserrat, three nights in the castle inside the eclipse path (with a weather backup bus within ~200 km), Madrid, telescope observing, lectures and workshops on astronomy and eclipse / meteor photography. From about €3,500 per person (twin rooms, ground transport, guides, lectures and observing per programme; flights and most meals not included). Full programme and details: https://telegra.ph/solar-eclipse-2026-03-22

Speaker: Stanislav Korotkiy, Ilya Smirnov

16–23 August 2026. Late August on Tenerife — among the world’s best dark-sky locations. Above the clouds: Teide Observatory, volcanic plateaus and clean Atlantic skies for observing and astrophotography. National park Teide, cloud-level sunsets, Milky Way over lava fields, mountain roads, historic towns, Anaga laurel forest, ocean lava pools — with telescopes and photo sessions. Group 6–12; rental cars on good roads. From about €1,650 per person (pairs −10%). Hotel Ona Alborada, first line to the ocean. Full programme: https://telegra.ph/Astronomicheskie-Kanary-03-15