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Session: Extragalactic Astronomy and Astrophysics

Name: Dr. Nectaria Gizani (HOU, SST)
Coauthors: Veldes George (University of Thessaly, Dt of Physics, Heron Laboratory)
Type: Oral
Title: On the Hellenic radio telescope THERMOpYlae
Abstract:

By April 2018 the advent of the Hellenic radio telescope with the historic name THERMOpYlae has been announced as a joint project between the Hellenic Open University, School of Science and Technology and the University of Thessaly, Heron Laboratory. The project involved the conversion of a redundant 32m telecommunication dish into the Hellenic Radio Telescope. The necessary infrastructure is provided by the Hellenic Telecommunication Company OTE via memorandum of understanding with the universities. This was the first initiative of Greece obtaining a scientific Instrument, capable for single dish as well as Very Long Baseline Interferometric observations. We report on the work in progress.