Nationality Danish Role Author | Name Lars Christensen Occupation Astronomer | |
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Born October 18, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-10-18 ) Copenhagen, Denmark Alma mater University of Copenhagen Movies Europe to the Stars, Eyes on the Skies, Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery People also search for Martin Kornmesser, Govert Schilling, Herbert Zodet Books The Hands‑On Guide for, Europe to the Stars: ESO's Fir, The Universe Through t, Hidden Universe, Hubble | ||
Education University of Copenhagen | ||
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Lars Lindberg Christensen is science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages. He is employed by ESO and by the International Astronomical Union. As press officer for the latter he was leading the media communication of the 2006 IAU reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet. He leads the Portal to the Universe project, and was the initiator of the ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator project. He leads the Hubblecast and ESOcast video podcasts and initiated the Astronomy Visualization Metadata project, that later became the Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project. He has received a handful of awards including the Danish Tycho Brahe Medal.
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