Planetarium of Thessaloniki
Their company was established in 1981 as a publications and trading house. In 1992, when they bought their first portable STARLAB planetarium, they entered the field of astronomy. Today, having acquired the approval of the Ministry of Education, they are coordinating the activity of 7 such portable planetaria (in Athens [2], Nicosia, Crete, Lesvos, Serres, Thesaloniki). They have distributed these planetaria to associates in the above cities, plus one in Istanbul that operates in one of the biggest private schools of the city. The operation of the portable planetaria STARLAB offers us among other benefits the ability of penetrating the world of education.
It might sound strange, but Greeks are just now beginning to get acquainted with amateur astronomy. Indeed, in the country where this science was born. It wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that our company is the one that leads the way. For most of the products that we distribute we print instruction manuals in Greek as well as advertising material. Furthermore, they are the only trader of astronomy equipment in Greece with a service department capable of repairing any type of optical instrument. Their team of associates includes three of the most renowned Greek amateur astronomers, who offer them consulting services. They are optimistic about the future because, among other reasons, we see that in our area the amateur astronomy is developing rapidly.
For more information, please visit http://www.astronomy.gr