Chełmiec to host Eta Persei Astronomical Festival

The Eta Persei Astronomical Festival will take place in Chełmiec on October 10 and 11, organized by Astro Centrum. The event features a variety of scientific and cultural activities, including workshops, a mobile planetarium, astronomical observations, and a mineral exhibition from the Jagiellonian University Nature Education Center.

The program includes lectures by science popularizers such as Marek Setlak, Bartłomiej Kajdas, and Piotr Kosek, the creator of the Astrofaza channel. Kosek is scheduled to present a lecture on the history of space conquest, covering topics from Sputnik to future Mars bases. The first day of the festival will conclude with a musical performance by Czesław Mozil.