Mosaic telescopes Technology and Science: from tiny reflecting tiles to big astronomical mirrors. A workshop in honor of Guido Horn d’Arturo
from
Monday, 26 January 2026 (12:00)
to
Tuesday, 27 January 2026 (22:30)
Monday, 26 January 2026
12:00
Registration and Light Lunch
Registration and Light Lunch
12:00 - 14:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
14:00
Welcome
Welcome
14:00 - 14:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
14:30
Guido Horn d’Arturo: the inventor of segmented mirrors
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Elisabetta Rossi
(
Università di Bologna
)
Fabrizio Bonoli
Guido Horn d’Arturo: the inventor of segmented mirrors
Elisabetta Rossi
(
Università di Bologna
)
Fabrizio Bonoli
14:30 - 15:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
15:00
An excursus of large telescopes with segmented mirrors
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Tom Herbst
(
Max Plank Institute
)
An excursus of large telescopes with segmented mirrors
Tom Herbst
(
Max Plank Institute
)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
15:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
16:00
From Keck to GTC
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Romano Corradi
(
Gran Telescopio Canarias
)
From Keck to GTC
Romano Corradi
(
Gran Telescopio Canarias
)
16:00 - 16:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
16:30
Monololitic versus segmented mirror: pro and contra from an ESO perspective
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Roberto Tamai
(
ESO
)
Monololitic versus segmented mirror: pro and contra from an ESO perspective
Roberto Tamai
(
ESO
)
16:30 - 17:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
17:00
Technologies and fabrication techniques of segmented mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes
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Giorgia Sironi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Technologies and fabrication techniques of segmented mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes
Giorgia Sironi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
17:00 - 17:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
17:30
Piero Salinari and the advancement in telescope technology
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Simone Esposito
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Piero Salinari and the advancement in telescope technology
Simone Esposito
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
17:30 - 18:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
18:00
Welcome of Magnifico Rettore
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Giovanni Molari
(
Università di Bologna
)
Welcome of Magnifico Rettore
Giovanni Molari
(
Università di Bologna
)
18:00 - 18:15
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
18:15
Welcome Cocktail
Welcome Cocktail
18:15 - 19:45
The welcome cocktail will be held at [Osteria 051][1], located in the city center of Bologna. Please make sure to present the badge you will receive at registration. [1]: https://www.google.it/maps/place/051+Osteria+Piazza+Maggiore/@44.4931214,11.3415249,18.08z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x477fd495ad37c635:0xf5e5aaeb54260366!8m2!3d44.4933385!4d11.3426507!16s%2Fg%2F1vzv2jjr!5m1!1e4?hl=it&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
09:30
Astronomical Advancements at ESO Enabled by Segmented Mirror Technology
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Massimo Tarenghi
(
ESO
)
Astronomical Advancements at ESO Enabled by Segmented Mirror Technology
Massimo Tarenghi
(
ESO
)
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
10:00
ESA’s flagship X-ray multi-mirrors for flagship science
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Marcos Bavdaz
(
European Space Agency
)
ESA’s flagship X-ray multi-mirrors for flagship science
Marcos Bavdaz
(
European Space Agency
)
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
10:30
Segmented Mirror Technology as a Key Enabler of JWST's Breakthrough Discoveries
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Antonella Nota
(
International Space Science Institute
)
Segmented Mirror Technology as a Key Enabler of JWST's Breakthrough Discoveries
Antonella Nota
(
International Space Science Institute
)
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
11:00
Group Photo & Coffee Break
Group Photo & Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
11:30
Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes: A New Window into the Universe Made Possible by Segmented Mirror
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Werner Hofmann
(
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
)
Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes: A New Window into the Universe Made Possible by Segmented Mirror
Werner Hofmann
(
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
12:00
Concluding remarks
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Giovanni Pareschi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
Concluding remarks
Giovanni Pareschi
(
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)
)
12:00 - 12:30
Room: Aula Giorgio Prodi
12:30
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
Tours to La Specola
Tours to La Specola
14:00 - 17:30