Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), SAI

Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), SAI

www.sai.msu.ru

Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI),
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) is part of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) which conducts research in the field of stellar and relativistic astrophysics, Galactic and extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, astrometry, celestial mechanics, gravimetry and other branches of astronomy. SAI provides the theoretical and applied astronomical education for students of Astronomical division of Physical faculty of MSU. Observational astronomy is developed on the basis of Caucasus Mountain Observatory with the 2.5-meter telescope, the MASTER global robotic telescopes network for gamma-ray burst research and some other sites for which SAI develops instrumentation using EtherCAT and other technologies.