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24.11.2015
Sentinel-1 based InSAR assessment of the November 17th, 2015 Lefkada Earthquake
Operational capabilities developed in the context of BEYOND Center of Excellence project for EO based monitoring of natural disasters enable the rapid assessment of ground deformation field due to geophysical hazards, and the analysis of the hazardous event parameters. On 17th of…
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Sentinel-1 based InSAR assessment of the November 17th, 2015 Lefkada Earthquake
30.10.2015
International distinction for the National Observatory of Athens
The  Satellite Remote Sensing team of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) under the guidance of Dr. Charalampos Kontoes, Research Director of NOA, has achieved a very significant distinction in the international competition Copernicus Masters Awards 2014 organized by the…
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International distinction for the National Observatory of Athens
30.10.2015
NELIOTA camera first light
The new Andor Zyla scientific CMOS fast-frame camera for the NELIOTA project, funded by ESA, saw first light on October 20th. NELIOTA team members connected the state-of-the-art camera to the 62.5 cm Newall telescope in Penteli to obtain the first images of…
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NELIOTA camera first light
21.10.2015
Hubble Catalogue of Variables
The Hubble Catalogue of Variables is a three-year project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), which was recently launched at the National Observatory of Athens. The goal is to produce a catalogue of variable sources chosen from the 30 million sources…
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Hubble Catalogue of Variables
18.09.2015
Measure Air Pollution in Athens with your smartphone!
The iSPEX project actively involves citizens in the scientific measurement of air pollution. With the iSPEX add-on you can transform your smartphone into an optical sensor that is suited to measure tiny atmospheric particles, also called aerosols. Atmospheric aerosols play…
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Measure Air Pollution in Athens with your smartphone!
02.09.2015
Observation of the Night Sky from the National Observatory of Athens in Thissio
The National Observatory of Athens will open its doors to the public on Saturday, September 6th 2014, in the framework of the activities organized during Researcher's Night 2014". Guests will have the opportunity to walk up the hill of Nymphs,…
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Observation of the Night Sky from the National Observatory of Athens in Thissio
12.08.2015
United Nations SPIDER article for IAASARS
UN SPIDER article for the ΕΟ BEYOND project of IAASARS. Read the article here.
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United Nations SPIDER article for IAASARS
15.06.2015
IAASARS participation in the 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
Dr. A. Bonanos, Associate Researcher of IAASARS/NOA, was part of the science team that obtained observations of the Westerlund 2 cluster, which were released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. Read the full press release here.
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IAASARS participation in the 25th Anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
01.06.2015
NELIOTA: ESA’s new lunar monitoring project in collaboration with the National Observatory of Athens.
NELIOTA is an activity initiated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which was recently launched at the National Observatory of Athens. The project aims to count and characterise the number and distribution of near-earth objects (NEOs). NEOs are meteoroids, comets…
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NELIOTA: ESA’s new lunar monitoring project in collaboration with the National Observatory of Athens.
20.03.2015
The European Space Expo visits Athens, Greece from 28 March to 5 April 2015
Over 500 000 European citizens have now visited the European Space Expo, as it continues its tour of major European cities. The free exhibition highlights the many ways in which the EU space programme helps EU citizens 'on the ground'…
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The European Space Expo visits Athens, Greece from 28 March to 5 April 2015
06.03.2015
Call for proposals for the 2.3m Aristarchos telescope
The 2015 Call for Proposals to observe with the 2.3m Aristarchos telescope for the observing period July 1st - October 31st, 2015 has been opened. Up to 25% of the time will be available to researchers affiliated with a Greek…
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Call for proposals for the 2.3m Aristarchos telescope
18.02.2015
Public talks at the Penteli Visitor Center
11.01.2015 - V. Charmandaris, Director of IAASARS "From the bright past to the dark future of the Universe" 01.03.2015 - A. Liakos "Variable Stars" 15.03.2015 - O. Malandraki "Space Weather: Our Explosive Sun and its effects" 29.03.2015 - Ηλίας Κουλουρίδης…
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Public talks at the Penteli Visitor Center