Astronomy seminar: About Luboš Perek

We want to invite you for presentation by Tomáš Pavlíček "Luboš Perek as witness and player of modern astronomical reseach in 20th century (chapter of Czech history in Brno, Prague and Ondřejov)"

Luboš Perek (born July 26, 1919) is a Czech astronomer best known for his Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae co-written in 1967 with Luboš Kohoutek. He has worked on the distribution of mass in the galaxy, high-velocity stars, planetary nebulae, definition of outer space, geostationary orbit, space debris, and management of outer space.

Perek graduated from Masaryk University, Brno, in 1946, earned his PhD in Astronomy from Charles University, Prague, in 1956, and earned his DSc in Astronomy in 1961. He has published 44 papers on stellar dynamics and planetary nebulae and 80 papers and articles on the geostationary orbit, definition of outer space, space debris, protection of space environment.^[1]

The asteroid 2900 Luboš Perek, discovered by fellow Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek, was named after him.^[2]