24–27 Aug 2015
Wenner-Gren Center
Europe/Stockholm timezone

Excursion Trip

Please note: this is for registered participants only.

There is the opportunity to visit Onsala Space Observatory on the afternoon of Friday 28th August, after the end of the workshop. Please contact skaksw15@skatelescope.org if you are interested. Participants will need to make their own travel & accommodation arrangements to/from Gothenburg and can choose from the following options: 
 
 
Travel
 

  • Train Thursday evening - From Stockholm to Gothenburg

You can book your own ticket at https://www.sj.se/?l=en Price estimate 1257 SEK.
 

  • Plane Thursday evening - From Stockholm to Gothenburg

You can book your own ticket via www.norwegian.com. Prices from 299 SEK.
Transfer Stockholm-Arlanda 45 min by bus (Flygbussarna), 20 min by Arlanda Express train
Example flight: dep 17:45 arr 18:40
Bus transfer Gothenburg Airport to Gothenburg, 25 min (Flygbussarna)
 

  • Plane Friday morning

You can book your own ticket via www.norwegian.com. Prices from 299 SEK.
Transfer Stockholm-Arlanda 45 min by bus (Flygbussarna), 20 min by Arlanda Express train
Departures at 07:00. Flight time 55 min. A chartered bus will pick you up from the airport.
 
 
Accommodation options in Gothenburg
 
·       Panorama (close to Chalmers) https://goo.gl/maps/2Wg43
·       Scandic Rubinen (not far from to Chalmers): https://goo.gl/maps/Trtm5
·       Hotel Lorensberg https://goo.gl/maps/rpy1i
·       Clarion Post (next to train station): https://goo.gl/maps/23W7q

Draft visit programme
 
Friday 28 August

14:00 Tour of OSO (pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/onsala/)

  • WBSPF labs
  • LOFAR station
  • 20-m telescope and 25-m telescope
  • plus lots more!