The Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens actively participates as one of the main pillars in the Hellenic network for the ERMIS Hellenic Cubesat Demonstration Mission that aims to certify new, innovative space technologies and applications, such as 5G communications for the Internet of Things (IoT), satellite telecommunications and a multispectral camera for earth observation.
The next proposal deadline for the observing period July 1-October 31, 2023 is May 5, 2023 (23:59 Local Time).
Between June 26 and July 2, laser optical links were made between the Aristarchos telescope and the AlphaSat telecommunication satellite. The team visiting from ESA worked with the Helmos Observatory team to complete several experiments in which the telescope not only recorded the beam from AlphaSat but also the quality and characteristics of the signal.
After the successful installation of the equipment of the ScyLight program last July, the ESA team visits again the observatory of Helmos where in collaboration with the staff of IAASARS, they continue the tests with the telescope “Aristarchos”.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to build the first ground station of the ambitious ARTES ScyLight program next to the Helmos Observatory in Achaia, the National Observatory of Athens’ largest research center.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has decided to build the first ground station of the ambitious ARTES ScyLight program next to the Helmos Observatory in Achaia, the National Observatory of Athens’ largest research center.
Aristarchos Telescope Participates in the Optical Radionet Pilot (ORP) Program First meeting of the Board of Directors of the new Optical Radionet Pilot program Aristarchos telescope participates in an international network of astronomical stations in the Optical Radionet Pilot program's framework to strengthen the research in Observational Astronomy. The director
ARISTARCHOS telescope contributes to the discovery of new exoplanets In April 2020, a scientific paper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.06622) was published in the Astronomical Journal by an international team of researchers led by Benjamin F. Cooke. The work concerns the discovery of two new exoplanets of the type "Hot Jupiter" (Hot Jupiters) around the stars