In the series of three videos, we are going to introduce (i) the IAUS405 venue, (ii) Brno as the city, and (iii) Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Masaryk University. In the first video, Michal Zajaček - the LOC and SOC chair - will guide you through the Brno Observatory and Planetarium, the main venue of the IAU Symposium 405, our Galactic center workshop. You can also explore the venue using the virtual tour https://www.hvezdarna.cz/prohlidka/.
Researchers from the Department of Theoretical Physics, Masaryk University, talk about their research interests, motivation, work, the environment at the department, and the general atmosphere of this institute. Research areas include quantum mechanics, string theory, black holes, optics, binary stars, stellar populations, and the largest structures in the Universe - galaxy clusters.
Students of Masaryk University - Lea, Barborka, and Martin - introduce Brno from the moment when you get off the train at the Brno Main Railway Station (Brno Hlavní Nádraží), through taking Tram (Šalina) Number 4 to the Planetarium, to the point when you can already spot the Brno Observatory and Planetarium at the Square of Peace (Náměstí Míru). Enjoy and we are looking forward to welcoming you soon to Brno!
