Astronomy popularization at the University of Wrocław

Paweł Preś, Barbara Cader-Sroka and Arkadiusz Berlicki

Science popularization found many expressions in the history of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Wrocław. The long-lasting is the tradition of popular astronomy lectures. Occasional celestial events are the base of public observations. Since 1998 the Institute boldly participates in the Lower-Silesian Science Festival. The rising public interest in astronomy encouraged us to establish "Planetarium" laboratory in 2008. Together with the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic we established in 2009 the very first trans-border dark-sky park in the location of Izera Mountains, where since then the public can benefit from excellent observational conditions and the astronomers' support.

Proceedings of the Polish Astronomical Society, vol. 3, 267-269 (2016)

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