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National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (or NARIT) is a research-emphasis institute established in 2004 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of King Rama IV and also to celebrate the auspicious occasion of the 80th year coming of age for King Rama IX (King Bhumipol Adulayadej)in 2007. Its main mission is to provide a collaborative network for developing and strengthening knowledge in astronomy so as to meet international standards. Its main mission is to develop not only astronomical research but also formal and informal education in astronomy in Thailand at all levels. NARIT has acquired a National Membership of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August, 2006.

Facilities

Thai National Observatory is the main facility of the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand, located at the very top of Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand. At 2,457 meters above the mean sea level, the observatory has superb seeing conditions suitable for ground-based observations. The Observatory houses a 2.4-meter reflecting telescope with an alt-azimuth drive system. This system has been synchronized with automatic control of the dome structure.



NARIT's Research Areas of Interest

The main active areas are: Structure and Evolution of Binary- star Systems, Mechanism of Pulsars in Radio- frequency region, Design and construction of systems for imaging and spectroscopy on ground-based telescopes, Design and making of teaching medias and equipments in Astronomy.