Chelmos Observatory

Chelmos Observatory

Chelmos Observatory "Aimilios Charlaftis"
Organization	National Observatory of Athens
Location	Kalavryta Municipality, Achaea, Western Greece, Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Greece
Coordinates	37°59′09″N 22°11′54″E / 37.9857°N 22.1983°E / 37.9857; 22.1983
Website	helmos.astro.noa.gr
Telescopes	Aristarchos 2.3 m Telescope
Location of Chelmos Observatory
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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. The observatory was completed and first opened in 2001. Its main equipment is the Aristarchos 2.3 m Telescope, manufactured by German company Carl Zeiss AG. With the finance from the universities of Patras and Manchester.^{[citation needed]}