Astronomy Day and Night 2023
- Date: 23 September 2023, 11:00–22:00
- Location: Biotopia and Uppsala Astronomical Observatory
- Type: Cultural event
- Organiser: Biotopia and Uppsala University
- Contact Person: Eric Stempels
Biotopia
11–13.30: Astronomy Day and Night for kids at Biotopia
18.30–20.00: Panel discussion at Biotopia, on this year's theme "Space travel in time and space" (in English).
Panel:
- Victoria Cripps, Swedish Institute for Space Physics
- Emelie Siderud, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
- Adam Rains, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
- Eric Stempels, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University
The panel discussion is moderated by Anna Lagerqvist, Biotopia
Old Observatory
12:00–16:00: Open doors at the old Observatory in the Observatory park, with showings of the telescope.
20:00–22:00: If the skies are clear, the amateur astronomers will show the night's sky with the telescope at the old Observatory.