Note, this is a preliminary programme!
The programme includes:
- Lectures by internationally leading scientists covering a broad range in space missions, planetology, stellar physics and astrobiology
- Observations of stellar spectra, variable stars, exoplanet and binary star transits as well as other interesting astronomical objects with the 1.65 m and broad field 51 cm telescope at the Molėtai AO.
| Date | Time | Lecturer | Title |
| 06/11/19 | Tuesday | ||
| All day | Arrival | ||
| 19:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 06/12/19 | Wednesday | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | Hans Kjeldsen | Stars and Exoplanets - the breakthrough of research | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | Anita Heward | Introduction on science communication | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:30-17:00 | Student presentations (5-10 minutes each) | ||
| 17:00-17:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 17:30-19:00 | Grazina Tautvaisiene | Interaction of space and ground-based observations | |
| 20:00-23:00 | Dinner/Reception | ||
| 06/13/19 | Thursday | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | Arnas Drazdauskas | Photometry of exoplanet transits and variable stars | |
| 11:30-13:00 | Edita Stonkute | Stellar spectra | |
| 13:00-13:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 13:30-15:00 | Arnas Drazdauskas | Preparations for observations | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Lunch | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | Arnas Drazdauskas Sarunas Mikolaitis | Preparations for observations | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 18:00-20:00 | Anita Heward | Writing for the media | |
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/14/19 | Friday | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 12:00-15:00 | Arnas Drazdauskas | Exercise in analysis of exoplanet transit data | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Lunch | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | Anita Heward | Science exhibition design I | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 18:00-19:30 | Gail Renaud | Engaging with schools I | |
| 19:30-20:00 | Reports of observations | ||
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/15/19 | Saturday | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 12:00-18:00 | Free time | ||
| 14:30-15:30 | Lunch | ||
| 15:30-17:00 | Excursion to the Lithuanian Museum of Etnocosmology | ||
| 17:00-18:30 | Martin Topinka | Public talk "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - in the perspective of JWST" | |
| 19:30-20:00 | Reports of observations | ||
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/16/19 | Sunday | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 10:00-21:00 | Excursion to Vilnius | ||
| 21:00-22:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/17/19 | Monday | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 12:00-15:00 | Edita Stonkutė Sarunas Mikolaitis | Exercise in analysis of stellar spectra | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Lunch | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | Gail Renaud | Engaging with schools II | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Cofee break | ||
| 18:00-19:30 | Anita Heward | Science exhibition design II | |
| 19:30-20:00 | Reports of observations | ||
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/18/19 | Tuesday | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | Edita Stonkutė Sarunas Mikolaitis | Exercise in determining stellar atmospheric parameters | |
| 13:30-15:00 | Arnas Drazdauskas | Exercise in analysis of stellar variability data | |
| 15:00-16:00 | Lunch | ||
| 16:00-17:30 | Laura Sabaliauskienė | Science communication | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 18:00-19:30 | Laura Sabaliauskienė | Science in social media and entertainment | |
| 19:30-20:00 | Reports of observations | ||
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 22:00-02:30 | Sarunas Mikolaitis Edita Stonkute Arnas Drazdauskas Justas Zdanavičius | Observations | |
| 06/19/19 | Wednesday | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | All lecturers | Work on the large assignments | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 14:00-15:30 | All lecturers | Work on the large assignments | |
| 15:30-16:30 | Lunch | ||
| 16:30-20:00 | All lecturers | Work on the large assignments | |
| 20:00-21:00 | Dinner | ||
| 06/20/19 | Thursday | ||
| 09:00-10:00 | Breakfast | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | All lecturers | Presentations of the large assignments | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | All lecturers | Presentations of the large assignments | |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:30-16:00 | All lecturers | Student presentations of press releases | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Evaluation of the school | ||
| 19:00-24:00 | Closing dinner | ||
| 06/21/19 | Friday | Breakfast and Departure |