The Cloud Factory: from the microscopic scale to what we can see

Clouds' shapes and colors seem to be due only to the whims of wind and sunlight. Do we ever wonder how and why they are formed?

  • Date: 02 March 2023 from 16:00 to 17:30

  • Event location: Aula della Specola, via Zamboni 33

  • Access Details: Free admission

Clouds look like ethereal and impalpable elements of our sky. Their various shapes and colors seem to be due only to the whims of wind and sunlight. We are used to looking at them casually. Do we ever wonder how are they formed and why? There is a world of physical, chemical, and biological processes, ready to amaze us.

Lecturer: Vincenzo Levizzani (CNR-ISAC)

By:
"Augusto Righi" Department of Physics and Astronomy, University Museum System - Specola Museum

In collaboration with:
INAF - Astrophysics and Space Science Observatory of Bologna