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1.2m Cassegrain Telescope - Kryoneri Observatory |
The Institute operates a 1.2m Cassegrain telescope, currently the main observing instrument. It is located in the
Astronomical Station Kryoneri in the Northern Peloponnese.
The station is on the top of the mountain Kilini (1000m above the sea level),
at about 110km westward from Athens.
The 1.2m telescope dome in Kryoneri
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The 1.2m Cassegrain
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2.3m Ritchey-Chretien Telescope "Aristarchos" - Chelmos Observatory |
The New Telescope
"ARISTARCHOS" (project)
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The new telescope of the IAA, a 2.3m Ritchey-Chretien reflector, is under final
tests by Carl Zeiss Jena. The new site that hosts the telescope, is located on the top of Chelmos mountain (2350m) in Northern Peloponnese, at about
150km westward from Athens.
A panoramic winter photo of the Chelmos mountain top
(overimposed is an artistic vision of the new dome)
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