Computing Resources

TITAN Computing Resources. The TITAN computing facility includes a high-performance DELL PowerEdge XE854, 4U Rack server featuring dual AMD EPYC 7513 CPUs, 1 TB of RAM with ECC, rank sparing, and patrol scrubbing. Additionally, it boasts four NVIDIA HGX A100 - 4x A100 SXM4 40GB 400W GPUs, interconnected via a 6 x 1Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 Network.

Skinakas Observatory

Skinakas Observatory. The Skinakas Observatory is a joint research facility of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH). Its primary aim is to advance fundamental research in Astrophysics and to foster both its exploration and appreciation among students and the general public in Greece. Presently, it accommodates three operational telescopes: a 1.3m modified Ritchey–Chrétien telescope, a 0.6m robotic Cassegrain telescope, and a 0.3m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Skinakas Observatory is managed jointly by the Institute of Astrophysics - FORTH and the Department of Physics at the University of Crete.

• 1.3m modified Ritchey–Chrétien telescope
• RoboPol is a specialized photopolarimeter
• Wide field near-infrared HgCdTe camera
• ANDOR iKon-L 936 CCD camera
• Focal Reducer - Optical Slit Spectrograph