13/07/2023 @ 08:00 – 14/07/2023 @ 17:00 Europe/Krakow

Almost 40 years since the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) completed the first, full-sky survey, a succession of infrared space-born facilities (ISO, Spitzer and Herschel) have each pushed the frontiers, helping us to uncover the complex processes which govern the formation of stars and planets. The unique capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) now allow us to study the, otherwise inaccessible, processes governing the formation of stars and planets, to an unprecedented detail. As a space-based cryogenic 6.5m telescope, JWST represents a staggering improvement in sensitivity along with unprecedented spatial resolution across the near and mid-infrared.

The first full year of operations will be filled with revolutionary discoveries. This session will focus on the first results from JWST after the first year of operations, in the context of the star and planet formation, from PDRs to planets. This meeting provides the perfect opportunity to discuss the experiences scientists have accumulated over this first year regarding observing strategies and the interpretation and modeling of JWST data. This symposium aims to strengthen the links between these communities and establish, early on in the mission lifetime, the key science drivers for follow-up studies.

For more information, visit the symposium’s web page at https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2023/session.jsp?id=S7

Scientific organisers

• Marc Audard (Co-Chair; University of Geneva, Switzerland)
• Matthias Samland (Co-Chair; MPIA, Germany)
• Odysseas Dionatos (University of Vienna, Austria)
• Caroline Gieser (MPE, Germany)
• Joel Green (STScI, USA)
• Ágnes Kóspál (Konkoly Observatory, Hungary)
• Emilie Habart (Université Paris Saclay, France)

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Read more in the press release at https://elkh.org/en/news/long-lost-crystals-in-the-protoplanetary-disk-of-a-young-star-were-successfully-rediscovered

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22/07/2022 @ 09:30 – 11:00 Europe/Athens

We are organizing a scientific event during COSPAR 44, the 2022 assembly of the Committee for Space Research, to be held in Athens, Greece.

Almost 40 years since the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) completed the first, full-sky survey, a succession of infrared space-born facilities (ISO, Spitzer and Herschel) have each pushed the frontiers, helping us to uncover the complex processes which govern the formation of stars and planets. The unique capabilities of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will soon allow us to study the, otherwise inaccessible, energetic processes governing the formation of stars and planets, to an unprecedented detail.

The session comes in prompt time to discuss the first-light data from JWST in the context of the star-formation scheme established from previous space-infrared facilities, but also in comparison with the recent discoveries from ground-based interferometers. Our main goal is to bring together experts with diverse observational and theoretical/modeling backgrounds to discuss the in-flight capabilities of JWST and establish, early on in the mission lifetime, the key science drivers for follow-up studies.

For more information, visit the meeting website at https://cospar-assembly.org/admin/session_cospar.php?session=1069

Main Scientific Organizer: Odysseas Dionatos (University of Vienna)
Deputy Organizer: Marc Audard (University of Geneva)
Scientific Organizing Committee: Ágnes Kóspál (Konkoly Observatory, Hungary), Francois Ménard (University of Grenoble, France), Joel Green (StScI, USA), Inga Kamp (University of Groningen)

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28/06/2022 @ 08:00 – 29/06/2022 @ 17:00 CEST

The delivery of the first scientific data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in mid 2022, after commissioning, will be the astronomical event of the year. JWST will provide unprecedented imaging and spectroscopic capabilities in the 0.6-28μm band, with a sensitivity that will be even orders of magnitude higher than current and past facilities in some spectral ranges. Undoubtedly, in the years to come, JWST will open a huge, new discovery space in most areas of astronomy and astrophysics.

By the time of the EAS 2022 meeting, the commissioning of the telescope and of the instruments should be either completed or close to completion. While any results on actual performances and Early Release Observations might still be under embargo, the community will be eager to hear about the several scheduled programmes, to know about available tools to analyse the data, to coordinate for the optimal exploitation of the various surveys, and to hear about the theoretical models, numerical simulations that will be accessible for interpreting the data. More importantly, the community will want to discuss the major open questions in Astrophysics that JWST will answer.

This Symposium is exactly meant to be the wide platform that will enable this exchange of information, and will facilitate the coordination and planning for the use of the JWST datasets. In addition to a few institutional presentations from the JWST project, some of the sessions will provide an overview of the data products and data analysis tools that will be provided to the community by ERS programmes. Most importantly, the Symposium will include presentations illustrating the big science questions that JWST observations are expected to answer, as well as theories and expectations from simulations that are expected to be tested with the unprecedented capabilities of JWST.

The Symposium will span most areas in which JWST is expected to make major breakthroughs (Solar System, Exoplanets, Stellar Physics, Stellar Populations, Galaxies, Supermassive Black Holes, Large Scale Structures). Ample space will be given to contributed talks and posters, both from observers and theorists, illustrating how JWST data will tackle important science cases.

The Symposium is expected to guide and foster coordination among the scientific community for an efficient and timely exploration of the JWST data.

For more information, visit the symposium’s web page at https://eas.unige.ch/EAS2022/session.jsp?id=S13

Scientific organisers

• Alvaro Labiano (co-chair) (CAB/CSIC-INTA, ES)
• Roberto Maiolino (co-chair) (Univ. Cambridge, UK)
• Pablo G. Pérez-González (co-chair) (CAB/CSIC-INTA, ES)
• Veronique Buat (LAM, FR)
• Emma Curtis Lake (Univ. Hertfordshire, UK)
• Helmut Dannerbauer (IAC, ES)
• Chris Evans (ESA/STScI)
• Victoria Grinberg (ESA/ESTEC, NL)
• Michaela Hirschmann (Neils Bohr Institute, DK)
• Marc Huertas Company (IAC, ES)
• Olivia Jones (UK-ATC)
• Ágnes Kóspál (Konkoly Obs., HU)
• Pierre-Olivier Lagage (CEA, FR)
• Susan Mullally (STScI, USA)
• Neill Reid (STScI, USA)
• Giulia Rodighiero (Univ. Padova, IT)
• Dominika Wylezalek (Univ. Heidelberg, DE)

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16/03/2020 @ 09:00 – 17/03/2020 @ 18:00 CET

UPDATE: due to the postponement of the JWST proposal deadline, our workshop is also postponed. More information will be posted here and at the workshop webpage as soon as available.

Konkoly Observatory is happy to announce a small (40-45 participants) focused workshop on the James Webb Space Telescope.

This 2-day intense workshop will take place on 16-17 March 2019 at Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary. The workshop will have a mixture of lecture-style talks and practical hands-on sessions. The aim is to train the participants on JWST proposal planning tools and resources so they can be as efficient as possible in writing their own proposals for the upcoming JWST proposal deadline. To register for the workshop, please scroll down to the bottom of this page. The deadline for registration is 28 February.

For more information, see the workshop webpage at https://konkoly.hu/SACCRED/JWSTmasterclass/

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