KRYONERI Observatory
1.2 m Telescope
A Major Research Infrastructure
Kryoneri Observatory (established in 1972) is located in the district of Corinth in the northern Peloponnese at the top of mount Kyllini, at an altitude of 930m, close to Kryoneri village (37˚ 58′ 19″ North, 22˚ 37′ 07″ East).
Telescope – A 1.2m instrument (prime focus reflector) operated by IAASARS
- Quality – Upgraded mechanical parts, new control system and dome automation
- International Collaborations – ESA has been funding a lunar monitoring program with the Kryoneri telescope since 2015
- Education – An excellent facility for education and astronomy outreach to the general public
News
Installation of a new robotic 80-cm telescope at Kryoneri Observatory
During April–May 2026, IAASARS completed the construction of a new retractable-roof building and the installation of a modern robotic telescope at the Kryoneri Observatory in Corinthia. The new telescope (ASA800) is equipped with an 80 cm primary mirror and operates at a focal ratio of f/6.5. It is a Ritchey–Chrétien optical design featuring two Nasmyth foci and is mounted on an alt-azimuth mount. The telescope is fully robotic and remotely operated, and is equipped with two imaging cameras as well as a filter wheel. The telescope building features a retractable roof that opens during observations and has been designed to close automatically, without human intervention, in the event of adverse weather conditions, ensuring the protection of the equipment ...
ESA’s new project to keep an eye on Moon strikes.
Every day, Earth is bombarded by tiny asteroids and meteoroids, most too small to even be detected. But what if we could study these space rocks by watching their impacts on the Moon? A new ESA project funded under the Horizon Europe programme releases its first observations.
Telescopes on Helmos and in Kryoneri in the Peloponnese communicate with NASA’s Psyche mission at a distance of 265 million kilometers
In a rare space-related achievement for Greece, telescopes of the National Observatory of Athens in the Peloponnese are being deployed this summer in an interplanetary laser optical communication experiment, a technology being tested for the first time on European soil, paving the way for the era of the so-called space Internet.
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“Our effort to upgrade the Kryoneri Observatory has a twofold goal: On the one hand to bring the public of the wider area and especially children and students close to the science of Astronomy and on the other hand to lay the foundations for new development policies related to the so-called scientific tourism”
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