Premises
The National Observatory of Athens operates in four locations:
- The Central Premises
The central premises of the National Observatory of Athens are situated on top of Lofos Nymphon (Nymphs' Hill) at Thissio. Nymphs' Hill borders with Philopapou Hill and is opposite to the Acropolis and the Athenian Agora.
- Penteli's Astronomical Station
Penteli's Astronomical Station is situated on 'Lofos Koufou' at 'Palaia Penteli'
- Kryoneri Astronomical Station The Astronomical Station Kryoneri was established in 1972. It is located in Northern Peloponnese, on the top of mountain Kilini (37°58′N 22°37′E / 37.967°N 22.617°E / 37.967; 22.617) at an altitude of 930 m and operates an 1.2m telescope equiped with a CCD camera.
- Helmos Observatory 37°59′00″N 22°13′00″E / 37.983333°N 22.216667°E / 37.983333; 22.216667, housing a 2.3 m refractor telescope "Aristarchos".
Read more about this topic: National Observatory Of Athens
Famous quotes containing the word premises:
“The press, the machine, the railroad, the telegraph are premises whose conclusion once a thousand years have passed no one has dared to draw as yet.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.”
—Andrea Dworkin (b. 1946)