Seminars and Colloquia at ESO Garching and on the campus

August 2026

19/08/26 (Wednesday)
10:00, Library (ESO HQ, Garching) | ESO Garching
Informal Discussion
Talk — Near-infrared spectropolarimetry of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi during the early post-outburst phase
Fabian Kaczmarek (Adam Mickiewicz University)

Abstract

The morphology of material ejected during a nova outburst is highly complex, consisting of multiple non-spherical ejecta components with different geometries and kinematics. Investigating this complex structure requires observations with high spectral and angular resolution, preferably at early stages following the outburst. In this talk, we will present preliminary results from the analysis of near-infrared spectropolarimetric data obtained with the SPIRou instrument for the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi during the first two weeks following its 2021 outburst.

September 2026

08/09/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Emanuele Contini (Yonsei University)
15/09/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Stefano Souza (MPIA)
17/09/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Mike McCarthy (Harvard CfA)
24/09/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Anna F. McLeod (Durham University, UK)
29/09/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Gabriel Tomassini (Nice)

October 2026

06/10/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Nicolas Crouzet (Leiden University)
13/10/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Leon Roman Ecker (LMU / MPE)
15/10/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Ruth Durrer (Université de Genève)
20/10/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Massimo Robberto (STScI/JHU)
22/10/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Alexandra Amon (Princeton University)
27/10/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Paulina Palma-Bifani (LIRA/Paris)

November 2026

05/11/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Yannick Bahé (University of Nottingham)
12/11/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Nicholas Stone (University of Wisconsin/Hebrew University Jerusalem)
17/11/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Lucie Rowland (ESO Garching)
19/11/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Eridanus (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Sebastian Marino (University of Exeter)
24/11/26 (Tuesday)
12:00, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Lunch Talk
Talk — to be announced
Kevin Harrington (ALMA JAO)
26/11/26 (Thursday)
15:15, Auditorium Telescopium (ESO HQE, Garching) | ESO Garching
Munich Joint Astronomy Colloquium
Talk — to be announced
Martin White (UC Berkeley)