Centres
- IIA Main Campus
IIA main campus is situated in Bangalore.Read more...
- The Vainu Bappu Observatory
The Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO) is the main observatory of the
Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), and is located in the
picturesque neighbourhood of the village of Kavalur in the state of
Tamil Nadu.
Read more... - The Kodaikanal Observatory
The Kodaikanal Observatory of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics is
located in the beautiful Palani range of hills in Southern India. It was
established in 1899 as a Solar Physics Observatory and all the
activities of the Madras Observatory were shifted to Kodaikanal.
Read more... - Radio Observatory
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics in a joint collaboration with
the Raman Research Institute operates a Radio Observatory located at
Gauribidanur about 100 KMS north of Bangalore. Commissioned in 1976, the
various facilities at the observatory are actively used to study radio
emission from the sun, pulsars, super nova remnants, galactic and
extra-galactic sources.
Read more... - The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO)
The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO), the high-altitude station
of IIA, is situated at an altitude of 4500 metres above mean sea level
to the north of Western Himalayas. The cloudless skies and low
atmospheric water vapour make it one of the best sites in the world for
optical, infrared, sub-millimetre and millimetre wavelengths.
Read more... - Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (CREST)
Centre for Research and Education in Science and Technology (CREST),
operated by IIA is situated 35 KM to the northeast of Bangalore near
Hosakote town. The campus will house the control room for the remote
facilities of Indian Astronomical Observatory as well as facilities for
fundamental research in Physics, Astrophysics, Instrumentation
Development etc.
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