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Christmas is coming, and with it – gifts! The Institute of Astronomy recently got a long-awaited shipment from The Netherlands – a huge crate with the test antennas for our future LOFAR-BG station 🙂 After carefully unwrapping and checking the contents for damage, we delivered them to Assoc. Prof. Peter Petkov from the Radiocommunications Dept. […]

The LOFAR-BG infrastructure project, coordinated by the Institute of astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory (IANAO), was recently approved for inclusion into the updated National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure 2021-2027! We are very pleased with this successful outcome. In the next 13 years, the project execution foresees the building and development of a Bulgarian observational station […]

We would like to share the wonderful news that our project proposal “Scientific and Technological Excellence by Leveraging LOFAR Advancements in Radio Astronomy” (STELLAR) to the H2020-WIDESPREAD-05-2020-Twinning program has been approved by the European Commission with funding of nearly 900 000 Euro! The STELLAR project duration will be three years. Its main goal is to […]

We would like to share the wonderful news that our project proposal “Scientific and Technological Excellence by Leveraging LOFAR Advancements in Radio Astronomy” (STELLAR) to the H2020-WIDESPREAD-05-2020-Twinning program has been approved by the European Commission with funding of nearly 900 000 Euro! The STELLAR project duration will be three years. Its main goal is to […]

For everyone who was not able to take part in our seminar on the European radio telescope LOFAR  in december, you can now watch a video of the presentations (English) as well as a discussion with the lecturers on how to fund and create such scientific infrastructures! In the first presentation Dr. Rene Vermeulen, director […]

On December 3rd, the seminar “LOFAR Radio Telescope – Advantages and Opportunities” was held, where we were visited by experts in radio astronomy from the Netherlands, Ireland and Latvia. We discussed the possibilities of this exclusive distributed European telescope for exploring the universe and for enriching Bulgaria’s scientific infrastructures! Coming soon presentations and videos on […]

We’re extremely happy to announce that the Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, is organizing international seminar-discussion, dedicated on pan-European distributed low-frequency radio telescope LOFAR! The day-long event will hold place in December 3, 2019, Tuesday, at the Sofia Tech Park (Hall 125, Laboratory complex). The goals of […]

In mid-August of 2019, the Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory at the Bulgarian Academy of Science submitted an application for extension of the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure with a LOFAR station. The application was made as a response to an open invitation by the Ministry of Education and Science. With our application […]

Проектът за инфраструктурен комплекс LOFAR-BG, координиран от Института по астрономия с Национална астрономическа обсерватория (ИА с НАО), беше наскоро одобрен за включване в актуализираната Национална пътна карта за научна инфраструктура 2021-2027 г. (НПКНИ)! Изключително сме щастливи от успешната кандидатура. Проектът предвижда през следващите 13 години да се изгради и развие българска наблюдателна станция на разпределения […]

На 3ти декември се проведе семинарът “Радио телескопът LOFAR – предимства и възможности”, на който ни гостуваха експерти в радио астрономията от Холандия, Ирландия, и Латвия. Дискутирахме възможностите на този изключителен разпределен европейски телескоп за изследване на Вселената и за обогатяване на научните инфраструктури на България! Очаквайте скоро презентациите и видео на този сайт! Благодарим на […]