A poster presentation on the capabilities of the Kryoneri telescope regarding its instrumentation was given at the Europlanet Telescope Network Science Workshop, which took place (virtually) between February 9-11, 2022.
We are happy to announce the extension of the NELIOTA project for two years. Starting in August 2021, the project is funded by ESA through the project Consolidating Activities Regarding Moon, Earth and NEOs (CARMEN, contract No. 4000134667/21/D/MRP), coordinated by 6ROADS, until July 2023.
The Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens organizes for the summer months, astronomy evenings at the Kryoneri Observatory in Corinth.
On the evening of April 15th, IAASARS hosted a virtual tour of Kryoneri Observatory, which included live viewing of the Moon through the 1.2 meter telescope, a presentation of the facilities and the lunar monitoring research program NELIOTA.
The program agreement was signed between the National Observatory of Athens and the Peloponnese Region for the upgrade of the infrastructure of the Kryoneri Observatory with funding from the region of Peloponnesus of 3M euro. The first pillar of the project is the further upgrade of the Kryoneri telescope, thus increasing its observational capabilities. The second pillar focuses on the diffusion of science by creating an exhibition space, where the visitor will be able to take a historical walk in the contribution of this telescope to the science of Astronomy.
Open night at Kryoneri Observatory 2019 cheska-lekarna.com On July 20th, the National Observatory of Athens and the Youth Cultural Society of Kryoneri hosted an open night at Kryoneri Observatory. Over 300 people attended the event, which included a tour of the 1.2m Kryoneri telescope, viewing of the Moon, planets and other celestial [...]
