1 February 2021

Ambassador of India, Suchitra Durai called on H.E Prof. Dr. Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation of Thailand on 1 February 2021. NARIT Executive Director, Dr. Saran Poshyachindaand NARIT Advisor, Dr. Wiphu Rujopakarn were also present to discuss the ongoing establishment of Asian Treaty Organization for Astronomy(ATOA). NARIT has been working in close collaborations with various institutions across India namely Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Astronomical Society of India, and an extended MoU signed and staff exchanges with Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES).

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December 8th, 2020

The virtual Agreement on Southeast Asian Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (SEA-ROAD) was signed for another 6 year of extension between the International Astronomical Union (IAU) - represented by Kevin Govender, OAD Director and Saran Poshyachinda, NARIT Executive Director.

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16 November 2020

On November 16, 2020, Dr. Saran Poshyachinda – NARIT Executive Director welcomed a team of staff from the U.S. Embassy Bangkok and U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai to Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark – NARIT Headquarters in Mae Rim to discuss the possible collaborations between the United States and NARIT on public engagement in astronomy and its related sciences.  The U.S. delegation from Public and Cultural Section was given a brief introduction of the facilities, astronomical exhibition tour, and planetarium show. The prospect collaborations are aimed to focus on public events, speakers programs, film screenings, STEAM engagement, and Art & Astronomy exchanges. Stay tuned for more details!

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16 November 2020

The 2020 Observing Season officially commenced on November 16, 2020 at Thai National Observatory (TNO), Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai. NARIT had the pleasure to welcome team U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai led by Mr. Sean K. O’Neill – the Consul General to our state-of-the-art facility located at the highest spot in Thailand. Beneath the elaborate constellations, Dr. Saran Poshyachinda – NARIT Executive Director guided the Consul through the 2.4-meter and 1-meter in-house optical telescopes. The parties aimed to strengthen ongoing programs and initiate prospects between Thai and US collaborations on STEM and Space education. NARIT owns and operates the 0.7-meter robotic telescope at Sierra Remote Observatories (SRO) in California since 2015. Together with University of North Carolina, NARIT also operates the 0.6-meter robotic telescope as a part of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) located in Chile. Mr. Consul had a chance to observe these two telescopes from the control room as parts of the Thai Robotic Telescope Network (TRT) in which NARIT operates around the world.

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4 November 2020

Dr. Saran Poshyachinda – NARIT Executive Director and Team NARIT paid a visit to the Embassy of Chile in Bangkok on November 4th, 2020 to discuss future collaborations with H.E. Christian Rehren – Ambassador of Chile to Thailand and Mr. Fernando Berguño – Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission. The parties aim to explore possible channels to strengthen bilateral collaborations in astronomy, science, technology, and infrastructure development in the mere future. Chile is considered among astronomers as one of the world’s most extraordinary places for stargazing, with more than 300 observing days a year in the Atacama desert, where the skies are exceptionally clear and dry for professional observation. NARIT currently owns and operates a 0.6-metre robotic telescope as a part of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory located in Chile.

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12 October 2020

H.E. Georg Schmidt - Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Thailand and Spouse - Mrs. Yuet Lin Fong visited Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark, NARIT Headquarters in Chiang Mai today (12 October 2020). Dr. Saran Poshyachinda - NARIT Executive Director and a team of NARIT executives and researchers welcomed the delegation to discuss the ongoing scientific collaborations between NARIT and its German counterparts. NARIT is currently constructing the 40-metre Radio Telescope at Huai Hong Khrai Royal Development Study Centre on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, under close cooperation with Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie and MT Mechatronics GmbH. The delegation was given a tour of High Performance Computing and Data Intensive Astronomy Advanced Laboratory (HPC), Advanced Optical Laboratory, NARIT Planetarium and Exhibition zone, Mirror Coating Chamber and NARIT's homegrown ventilator machine during the COVID-19 pandemic. The parties also discussed the possibilities of further cooperation and strengthening present ties.

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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously presided over the opening ceremony of Galaxy Forum Southeast Asia 2020 Thailand on March 3rd 2020 at Princess Sirindhorn AstroPark in Chiang Mai. Galaxy Forum was co-hosted by the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization) and the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) based in Hawaii, USA.

Light Pollution seminar at NARIT

On Jun 19, 2019, Dr. Jason Chung Shing Pun from The University of Hong Kong gave a seminar at NARIT titled “Too bright to observe? Measuring and Combating Light Pollution to Preserve Dark Skies”, through the NARIT stop-over astronomer program. This is the first of the series of light pollution events NARIT planned to organize. The slides of the talk are available for download here.

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NARIT meets UNESCO

Paris, France

29 May 2019

The Ambassador of Thailand to France – as the Permanent Delegate of Thailand to UNESCO – leads Team Thailand including the Deputy Permanent Delegate of Thailand to UNESCO, NARIT Executive Director and NARIT Foreign Affairs Team to pay the courtesy call to UNESCO Deputy Director-General and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences to discuss and strengthen the ongoing collaborations of the International Training Centre in Astronomy under the auspices of UNESCO, a UNESCO Category II Centre in which NARIT is hosting.

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The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization) – NARIT, Ministry of Science and Technology wins an ‘Outstanding Organization in Science and Technology Award’ from Thailand Toray Science Foundation at its 25th Presentation Ceremony of the year 2018 in the ‘Organization’ category. Given NARIT’s outstanding research and development in Thailand’s astronomy, which reflect our commitment to further develop research works, high-technology astronomy, educational transfer, public outreach and ultimately to create the awareness of astronomical enthusiasm in Thai society – using astronomy as a challenge for human capacity and technology development in the long run.

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Chiang Mai, Thailand

26 – 30 January 2019

It’s the beginning of 2019 and welcome to the SKA Era! This ‘Square Kilometer Array’ aka SKA draws a lot of attention not just in the Radio Astronomy world but rather in the extensive ranges of scientific and engineering fields across the universe. The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Public Organization) has thus taken a leaping step as Southeast Asia’s leader in astronomy to organize the Second Asia SKA Initiative On Neutron Stars (ASIONS) Meeting in Chiang Mai during 29 – 30 January 2019.

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