Chelmos Observatory

Chelmos Observatory
Chelmos Observatory "Aimilios Charlaftis"
Organization
LocationKalavryta Municipality, Achaea, Western Greece, Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Greece
Coordinates37°59′09″N 22°11′54″E / 37.9857°N 22.1983°E / 37.9857; 22.1983
Websitehelmos.astro.noa.gr Edit this at Wikidata
Telescopes
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The Helmos or Chelmos Observatory (Greek: Αστεροσκοπείο Χελμού) is an observatory located at the top of mount Chelmos, near Kalavryta, Southern Greece. It is the largest research infrastructure of the National Observatory of Athens and IAASARS.[citation needed] Its main equipment is the Aristarchos 2.3 m Telescope, manufactured by German company Carl Zeiss AG,

Construction of the observatory and its telescope was funded through the European Commission EPET II programme, administered by Greece's General Secretariat for Research and Technology.: 3 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Niarchos, P.; Petropoulou, A. (2010). "170 Years of Observational Astronomy in Greece: Telescopes and Instrumentation". Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana Supplementi. 15: 210.
  2. ↑ "Telescope". National Observatory of Athens. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  3. ↑ P.Hantzios (December 2002). "The New Astronomical Station of NOA on Helmos" (PDF). Hipparchos: The Hellenic Astronomical Society Newsletter. 1 (12). Hellenic Astronomical Society.