Remote data taking by students in Japan
The operation of the telescope in remote has been successfully used by a group of students in Japan who could govern data acquisition from Japan and download the astronomical pictures. On the OARPAF side, the initiative has been coordinated by … Read More
Internation conference on multi-messenger astrophysics
During the last week of September the first edition of the International conference Probing the Universe with Multi-messenger Astrophysics (PUMA) has been held in Sestri Levante. The conference was co-organised by the University of Genova (Physics Department and ORSA) and … Read More
First PhD school at the Antola Observatory
The first PhD school at the Antola Observatory is ongoing !
Proposal to use deep learning for time delay measurements
A proposal to derive time delay for lensed quasars whose multiple images appear unresolved using deep learning techniques has been accepted for publication by Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
PhD summer school at OARPAF
We organise a PhD summer school at OARPAF at the beginning of September 2022, funded by the Department of Physics of the University of Genova PhD School 2022
National Day of Space
For the National Day of Space, INFN and UniGe organise a series of seminars. ORSA will participate by presenting recent measurements at OARPAF.
European Research Night
The Antola Observatory and ORSA participate in the European Research Night with a public event on September 24th and 25th
First successful tests of remote control of the whole facility
First tests have been perform to control the dome, the telescope and the camera from remote: the tests were successful!
Maintenance works completed
The maintenance works by the Astelco company have been performed and completed
Presentation of the Observatory at the Festival of Space
At the 2021 edition of the Festival of Space, the first results and the potential of the Observatory have been presented in a live streaming conference