Region of Crete, Greece
It was a long road trip which lasted more than 6 hours in total.
Starting point was near Heraklion Crete and Ending Point was the Skinakas Observatory. On a mountain of apx 1700 m altitude
Skinakas Observatory is a joint research facility of the University of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH). Its prime objective is to conduct fundamental research in Astrophysics and to promote it along with enjoying the wonders of the night sky among students and general public in Greece. It currently houses three fully functional telescopes: a 1.3m modified Ritchey–Chrétien telescope, a 0.6m robotic Cassegrain telescope and a 0.3m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
Today it was a day when Skinakas was ope to the public! So we decided to take the road!
About the road
It took us almost 1 h 30 minutes to get there
The end of the road was very narrow and with many issues. 2 cars pass with difficulty
But most of the route was ok without any issues
The scenery was impressive but it was not possible to make many photos because you could not stop at most of the spots
You need to go early if you wish to find easily where to park your car
Can you spot the little white on the mountain!? That’s where we are heading!
The scenery had already changed. Majestic
When we got up there it was soooo cold!
You really needed a jacket or else you could not handle the low temperature
We were supposed to see the observatory inside but the waiting was too long
The scenery was amazing!
But too many people came from the little road. It was too dangerous to stay longer. I wished to rerun and stay till late at night so that we get to watch the bright moon. But there were so many ppl and that made it almost impossible for the car to move
The view was amazing
We were above the clouds
So I had to put that in pictures
At some point we decided to leave before it got too dark and this is the sight from the inside of the car
And then apx 1 hour later I saw the lights of my city
And I knew I was closer at home
Find more info here: https://skinakas.physics.uoc.gr/en/
I hope you enjoyed the photos!
