Published: 03 Feb 2013 - 02:44 am | Last Updated: 04 Feb 2022 - 01:32 am
Doha: The Doha International Astronomy Conference will be dedicated to discussing gravitational microlensing, Director Office of Research Coordination and Compliance Research Division at Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) Dr Khalid Alsubai said yesterday.
The conference is the first of its kind in Qatar and the Arab world, which will be held February 13 to 15.
Microlensing observations have evolved into a powerful astrophysical tool for studying matters that were inaccessible to science before. Application of microlensing is predominant mainly in the observational study of baryonic dark matter, the structure and kinematics of the Milky Way and other nearby galaxies.
A public lecture by royal astronomer Lord Martin Rees entitled ‘Planet, Life and the Cosmos’ will open the conference. Other public activities like Sky-watching and an astrophotography exhibition will take place during the conference.
