School of young astronomers to take place in Byurakan

YEREVAN, JUNE 13, ARMENPRESS: International school of young astronomers will take place in Byurakan observatory on September 15-23 which will already be the 4-th. Armenpress was informed from Armenian Astronomical Company that this time the school is held in the framework of events dedicated to 1400th anniversary of Anania Shirakatsi. The school is organized by Byurakan observatory and Armenian Astronomical Company. Lecturers from USA, India, Spain Ervand Terzyan and Richard Lovelas from US Corneli University are among the guests of the guests. In the school will take part 30 students from Armenia, Middle East, Europe and CIS member states. The lectures will be about land and space observatories, studies on planets, stars and galaxies. Besides lectures workshops, observations will be organized for the participants. They will get acquainted with the works of Byurakan observatory and travel in Armenia. The participants of the school will have opportunity to take part in the award ceremony after Victor Hambardzumyan on September 18. The series of international schools of Byurakan began in 2006 and is held once in two years. In the last schools (in 2006, 2008, 2010) more than 100 students from 21 countries took part. Among the lecturers were significant scientists from USA, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium.