Observatory

The team from the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) arrived in Thessaloniki ahead of the city's international trade fair (TIF) with a wealth of optimistic news about the progress of space research and science in Greece.

The new study analysed data gathered at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia

At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit, you can see San Francisco to the north, as well as the entrance to Yosemite Valley, 120 miles east, as the crow flies. At night you can see even farther — millions of light-years into space.

Around 750 astronomy enthusiasts, selected by lot among 3,500 applicants, have gathered at Saklıkent Observatory in the southern province of Antalya to stargaze and observe the planets within the scope of a sky observation festival.

The Skinaka Observatory and the Holomonta Astronomical Station

It's as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut down the world's most powerful telescopes, running the risk of missing out on supernovas and other spectacles in space.

An observatory in eastern Turkey will receive the first light from space by the end of 2021.

An association of Turkish astronomers has again raised the issue of light pollution across the country, urging a new legislation to ban or limit lightings around observatories.

The repair and restoration of the buildings of the Astronomical Observatory in the Borisova garden should begin within a month. BGN 100 000 are provided from Sofia University - 50 000 from a company. Prof. Evgeni Ovcharov, head of the Astronomy Department at the Observatory, said, quoted by BGNES.

The number of hot days in Greece is rising while nights are getting warmer with each passing decade, according to a study by the National Observatory of Athens, published in the International Journal of Climatology.

The study says that the impact of these changes is having an impact on the health and well-being of the country's residents.