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Conference: Observations and Theory of Classical Nova Transients

by Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka July 22, 2026

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Recently, I had the chance to attend the conference: Observations and Theory of Classical Nova Transients (https://www.sexten-cfa.eu/event/obs26/), held at the beautiful Sexten Center for Astrophysics in the Dolomites. The meeting brought together experts working on classical novae from both observational and theoretical perspectives. Honestly, it was one of the best conferences I've ever...
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VLTI Community Days 2026

by Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka May 19, 2026

VLTI conference ESO optical interferometry Garching Germany nova

I recently had the pleasure of attending the VLTI Community Days 2026, hosted by ESO. The meeting brought together researchers working with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer to exchange ideas, share results, and what is most important - to discuss future directions for high-angular-resolution astronomy. See: https://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2026/vlti-community-days-2026.html During the conference,...
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UN Women in Science 2026 - Visibility of women in optical/infrared interferometry

by Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka February 11, 2026

optical interferometry celebration women STEM ESO VLTI EEI

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I’m excited to pop up here on the European Interferometry Initiative (EEI) page: https://european-interferometry.eu/a/?loose=14&l2title=un-women-in-science-2026 . Take a look! It’s a place where teams across Europe join forces to push optical long‑baseline interferometry forward, mixing expertise from different institutes and labs. It feels great to land in a space...
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I've got the SONATINA 3 NCN grant!

by Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka July 31, 2019

NCN VLTI optical interferometry symbiotic star UAM getting started

Polish National Science Centre (NCN) has awarded me the SONATINA 3 grant! Here is the official information, and here you can find the news on the website of my Institute. During the next three years I am going to study symbiotic stars with the use of optical interferometry. Finally! I've been waiting for such opportunity for quite a...
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Popular talk in Kościan, Poland

by Magdalena Otulakowska-Hypka August 30, 2018

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Today at the Astronomical Observatory of Kościan I gave a popular talk: How can we measure the size of a coin located on the Moon from the Earth? Observations in astronomy are the basic source of information. Over the centuries, the methods of conducting such observations, as well as their reduction and analysis, have undergone tremendous evolution, and...
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