{"id":5693,"date":"2025-12-10T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/?p=5693"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T14:42:57","slug":"first-online-meeting-4-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/first-online-meeting-4-december\/2025\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"First online meeting of the ASTRI Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-misz0kgc-675add1cc052f842893be5f57c8db7ef\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-misz0kgc-675add1cc052f842893be5f57c8db7ef{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-misz0kgc-675add1cc052f842893be5f57c8db7ef .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-misz0kgc-675add1cc052f842893be5f57c8db7ef .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-misz0kgc-675add1cc052f842893be5f57c8db7ef av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Over 100 participants at the first online meeting of the ASTRI Collaboration<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-misyz0q6-bdef9ea8687d40175e1cbac3b50769c1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>general meeting dedicated to the progress of the ASTRI Mini-Array<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was held on December 4th. The event was highly successful, with over 100 members from the international scientific community attending online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting, which lasted about three hours, offered both an updated overview of the project&#8217;s status, now in an advanced stage and nearing the first scientific multi-telescope stereoscopic observations, and the opportunity to discuss important aspects of the scientific planning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-gzmxrg-ae257ab3da91609d2eb78434600f0146 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mizrbsef-f169749dbdaed65e1ed293c716686b75 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his introductory presentation, the Principal Investigator <\/span><b>Giovanni Pareschi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emphasized how ASTRI is an innovative gamma-ray astronomy experiment using atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Thanks to its large field of view and good angular resolution, it aims to precisely identify candidate cosmic-ray acceleration sources in the most promising regions of the sky. This involves observing very high-energy gamma rays (1 &#8211; 200 TeV) in areas already identified at low angular resolution by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/english.ihep.cas.cn\/lhaaso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LHAASO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawc-observatory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAWC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> astroparticle arrays. He also pointed out the high level of technological innovation introduced by the ASTRI Mini-Array telescopes, which also act as precursors to approximately 40 Small-Sized Telescopes that will be installed at the southern site of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctao.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CTAO) in Chile.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-g98d30-04ac2183e15edab11a3014d6242b981f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mizrp1ve-17a60dbe257ce86ff57856adbfd3e5db\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mizrp1ve-17a60dbe257ce86ff57856adbfd3e5db img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mizrp1ve-17a60dbe257ce86ff57856adbfd3e5db .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mizrp1ve-17a60dbe257ce86ff57856adbfd3e5db av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-5654 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5654 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01_Pareschi-1.png\" alt='Screenshot of Giovanni Pareschi\u2019s talk during the ASTRI general meeting.' title='01_Pareschi'  height=\"1397\" width=\"3517\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-euqdjw-e6faafa5db984b5c7000147e6e998a0b av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_three_fourth  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mizruenx-cce9d3661bb58c62f9f6af20848c3458\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mizruenx-cce9d3661bb58c62f9f6af20848c3458 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mizruenx-cce9d3661bb58c62f9f6af20848c3458 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mizruenx-cce9d3661bb58c62f9f6af20848c3458 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-5656 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5656 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/02_Tavani-1.png\" alt='Screenshot of Marco Tavani\u2019s talk during the ASTRI general meeting.' title='02_Tavani'  height=\"1770\" width=\"2953\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-d2cch8-f111036d9ac5c6755beb9adff5d73117 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mizrqjoh-734df7e381e4d578e548e4be18e8f8eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new coordinator of the ASTRI Project Committee, <\/span><b>Marco Tavani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, demonstrated the strategic importance of the ASTRI Mini-Array for both the Italian and international astrophysics communities, given its unique position among gamma-ray observatories as a small, highly sensitive experiment with high programmatic flexibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-a5wp98-70bfc3df8cd3d4aa51487122b91e6b43 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mizruygb-8f3a7b477b2fa0886334c4b389f039e4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Salvatore Scuderi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Project Manager) then presented the project&#8217;s status and recent progress, outlining the next steps toward completing the infrastructure. <\/span><b>Andrea Giuliani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Project Scientist) discussed the commissioning and calibration activities, describing the path that will lead to the start of the first scientific observations. Finally,<\/span><b> Stefano Vercellone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Science Group Coordinator) reviewed the main scientific objectives and the opportunities the Mini-Array will offer for the study of the Universe at very high energies.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-96pros-10ba7d1e3b0eae87fba9ad2217a788f8 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mizs0hik-736b0568c971c40ae8e200404dfcd06e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mizs0hik-736b0568c971c40ae8e200404dfcd06e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mizs0hik-736b0568c971c40ae8e200404dfcd06e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mizs0hik-736b0568c971c40ae8e200404dfcd06e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  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of Stefano Vercellone\u2019s talk during the ASTRI general meeting.' title='05_Vercellone'  height=\"1454\" width=\"3487\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3yvam4-8920f4c76c29931bff2db88ad06e292b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mizs5rli-f9b030b69cd62413954533d3312a9cbc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting was especially constructive, demonstrating the significant advancements made toward the final rollout of the ASTRI Mini-Array and the first scientific observations planned for summer 2026. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/index.php\/astri-mini-array-7-telescopes-on-the-teide-plateau\/2025\/?lang=en\"><b>Seven telescopes have already been installed<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to date. The <\/span><b>remaining two<\/b> <b>telescopes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be installed by next spring. All telescopes will be equipped with their own Cherenkov cameras by the end of 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>first stereoscopic observation of gamma-ray air showers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, achieved thanks to the presence of two telescopes donned with Cherenkov cameras, also sparked great enthusiasm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ASTRI collaboration members can find all the details of the meeting in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indico.ict.inaf.it\/event\/3462\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dedicated Indico page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For further information please contact: astri.info A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T inaf.it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6mo98-7a63c3755ffd4f0b524ad51c85751063 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mizsog3k-8a0ca2dd2f83c43484c3c62447d7c396\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mizsog3k-8a0ca2dd2f83c43484c3c62447d7c396 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mizsog3k-8a0ca2dd2f83c43484c3c62447d7c396 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mizsog3k-8a0ca2dd2f83c43484c3c62447d7c396 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-5664 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5664 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.astri.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meeting-generale-ASTRI-2.png\" alt='First stereoscopic images of gamma-ray showers observed by the two ASTRI Mini-Array telescopes equipped with Cherenkov cameras. 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