e-Callisto
Compound Astronomical Low cost Low frequency Instrument for Spectroscopy and Transportable Observatory
Global network of radio spectrometers for observing the sun 24 hours a day.
ROLE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE
> Data archive hosted at I4DS
> Data access and interface
Project lead at I4DS: Prof. Dr. André Csillaghy
Partners: Christian Monstein, IRSOL
Funding: European Space Agency ESA
Start: 2014
Status: ongoing
Keywords: radio astronomy, solar physics, space weather
SUMMARY
PEOPLE @I4DS WORKING ON e-CALLISTO
Delberin Ali
Computer Science Intern
Vincenzo Timmel
Software Engineer
Andreas Wassmer
Software Engineer
PEOPLE @FHNW WHO WORKED ON e-CALLISTO BEFORE
- Simon Beck
- Kushtrim Sylejmani
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
OPEN RESOURCES AND RESULTS
VISUALS AND AUDIO
Callisto radio spectrometers are distributed throughout the globe which allows for seamless radio observation 24 hours a day. Credit: Christian Monstein IRSOL

Another view of the Bleien telescope for radio astronomy. Image: Wikipedia
Radio Astronomy in Switzerland
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Bleien telescope in 2019, its co-founder Prof. Arnold Benz summarized the history of radio astronomy at ETHZ. In the meantime radio astronomy has continued at the Institute for Data Science FHNW with e-Callisto integrated into ESA’s Space Weather Service Network SSA, new research projects carried out such as VLA-Flares and AstroSignals and I4DS participating in the Swiss effort to join the biggest radio astronomy project of the future – the Square Kilometer Array SKA.