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Athens National Observatory to Undergo Major Facelift
A 1.55-million-euro project overseen by the Region of Attica will highlight and upgrade the facilities of the National Observatory of Athens on the Hill of the Nymphs, it was announced on Holy Wednesday.
The project includes the creation of a...
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Christmas Fun at the Athens National Observatory in Thissio
The Athens National Observatory in Thissio will observe the Christmas holidays this year with a series of events and activities aimed at young and old, held over the holiday season.
They start on the morning of December 18 at 11:00,...
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Athens Observatory Continuing Mars Observation in Collaboration With National Geographic
The National Observatory of Athens on Wednesday announced the continuation of its collaboration with the "National Geographic" for the observation of Mars through telescopes, which will be used in the "Mars" documentary series. It also announced that free tours...
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Mount Penteli Wildfire, Near Athens Burned 6,800 Acres
Last week's massive wildfire that started in densely-forested Mount Penteli just outside of Athens burned over 2,750 hectares or about 6,800 acres.
New damage totals are in from the blaze, which took hundreds of firefighters two days to contain and...
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5.1 Earthquake Hits South of Athens
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the island of Hydra, south of Athens, on Monday morning.
According to Athens National Observatory's Geodynamics Institute the quake's epicenter was located 53 km (40 miles) south-southeast of Hydra and 119...
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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Athens, Causing Minor Damage
According to the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens, an earthquake hit near the Greek capital of Athens, at 14:13 local time on Friday.
The magnitude of the quake was 5.1 on the Richter scale (previously reported to...
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Severe Thunderstorms Hit Athens on Wednesday
Severe thunderstorms lashed the Greek capital on Wednesday and the Athens National Observatory weather service Meteo warns that they may also be accompanied by hail in the afternoon and evening.
The main characteristic of the storms is intense electrical activity...
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Greek Scientists Concerned Over Active Volcano Near Athens
An active volcano on the Methana Peninsula, which is only 50 km (31 miles) south of Athens, has become a concern for Greek scientists, who have now decided to bolster monitoring.
The Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens...
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Rare Chance for a White Christmas in Athens
A white Christmas this year in Athens? It could happen. The National Observatory of Athens has just published new meteorological data about the times Athens experienced white Christmases.
Its findings show that despite being a rare phenomenon, Athenians could definitely once...
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Athens 4.1 Magnitude Earthquake 'No Cause for Concern'
Scientists say that the earthquake that shook Greece on Tuesday night and was felt in Athens is not cause for concern.
"Τhe earthquake is not a cause for concern, as it is in the same area where last January we...
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Two New National Observatory Stations on Crete to Provide New Snow Data for Greece, southern Europe
Two fully equipped meteorological and snow-measurement stations on Crete, set up by researchers of the National Athens Observatory and SCiENTACT company, will allow Greece to provide continuous snow data for the first time.
The first station was set up at...
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Summers are Getting Hotter in Athens since 2001
With temperatures reaching 31 degrees Celsius in Athens in late May, this is expected to be another very hot summer, confirming the data of the National Observatory in Athens that summers in Athens are getting hotter since 2001.
Compared to...
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Study Shows Athens Visibility Drops 2.8km Each Decade
An Athenian of the interwar period could see on average up to 20 kilometers further afar than an Athenian today, according to a new study which uses data covering a period of 80 years, in the first comprehensive research...
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Crete's Skinaka Observatory Travels to the Big Bang to Recreate Creation
The Skinaka Observatory of Crete will carry out a unique astrophysics experiment -- named Pasiphae -- to reveal traces of the Big Bang, the "primeval light" created at the earliest points of creation. The observatory was selected for the...
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AthensLive: #MakeAthensLive Campaign for Independent Media Project [video]
A recent article by the European Journalism Observatory, reports that "in 2015, Greece fell 50 places in the World Press Freedom Index to rank 91st. This established it as the second-lowest ranking for a country inside the European Union....