Talk format: Seminar

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    And the sky fell on our heads: all about the Chelyabinsk event
    On February 15, while we were preparing to observe the close approach of the potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) 2012 DA14 another small asteroid entered the...
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    Andromeda II: a merger remnant or a product of tidal stirring
    I will present an evolutionary model for the origin of Andromeda II, a dSph satellite of M31, involving a merger between two disky dwarf galaxies than explains...
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    Arch Filament Systems and their evolution through the layers of the solar atmosphere
    Emerging flux regions (EFRs) are seen as magnetic concentrations in the photosphere of the Sun. From a theoretical point of view, the EFRs are formed in the...
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    Are fossil groups early-forming galaxy systems?
    Fossil groups are an unusual type of galaxy system with an overluminous central galaxy more than 2 magnitudes brighter than their brightest sate llite. To...
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    Are Mobile phones a Danger to Your Health?
    The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on May 31st 2011 classified mobile phone use and other radio-frequency...
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    Asteroids as the parent bodies of meteorites: compositional
    Due to their orbits, near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) have been considered the most evident parent bodies of meteorites. Dynamical models show that NEAs come...
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    Astrobiology from Space missions
    While there may be some possibilities of detecting biological signatures (“biomarkers”) outside the Solar System from the ground, most authorities believe that...
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    Astronomical Site's Characterization in the era of Extremely Large Telescopes: an overview of atmospheric turbulence monitoring for Adaptive Optics performance simulations
    In the past years, intensive Site Characterization campaigns have been performed to chose the sites for the future giant ELTs. Various atmospheric turbulence...
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    Astronomy and ancient Greek cult: new perspectives to Greek religious architecture and cult practices
    One of the main contributions that archaeoastronomy —assisted by rigorous methodology— can bring to studies of religious practice, particularly in Greece, is to...