What happened, and what is coming
First light, mission milestones, papers, and the workshops and conferences the team hosts in Chiang Mai.
SEA-SPARC 2026 opens in Chiang Mai
SEAL Lab hosts the Southeast Asia Single-Point Diamond Turning and Reflective-Optics Capability conference on Sep 15–18, 2026, at the Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai, chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit.
Official team website launched
The first independent SEA OtTeRS and SEAL Lab website is live. Two groups with different goals now share one home online.
ESA adopts the ARRAKIHS mission
ESA's Science Programme Committee adopted ARRAKIHS at its meeting on 10–11 June 2026, with launch planned for late 2030. NARIT, a member of the mission consortium, contributes mission simulations on its CHALAWAN cluster.
ThaiPASS 2026: 7th Thailand–UK Python+Astronomy Summer School
The week-long school ran Apr 27–May 1, 2026, at the Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai, chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit, Supaluck Chanthawan, and Matipon Tangmatitham.
ThaiPASS 2025 held in Chiang Mai
The Thailand–UK Python+Astronomy Summer School 2025 ran Oct 6–10, 2025, at the Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai.
First light for CoLoRS on the 0.7-m TRT
The Compact Low-Resolution Spectrograph saw first light on the 0.7-m Thai Robotic Telescope at NARIT AstroPark on Jan 27, 2025. Its on-sky performance was presented at SPIE 2025 and 2026.
ThaiPASS 2024 held in Chiang Mai
The Thailand–UK Python+Astronomy Summer School 2024 ran Sep 9–13, 2024, at the Kantary Hills Hotel, Chiang Mai.
JDAP 2024: JWST Data Analysis and Processing Workshop
A two-week hands-on workshop for Southeast Asia, Jun 24–Jul 5, 2024, in Chiang Mai, co-chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit.
EAYAM 2024 hosted by NARIT
The East Asian Young Astronomers Meeting 2024 took place Jan 30–Feb 2, 2024, in Chiang Mai, co-chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit.
ASTRO101: Hands-On Workshop on Optical Astronomy Research
NARIT's hands-on workshop on optical astronomy research ran Aug 28–31, 2023, in Chiang Mai, chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit.
FOAMAS 2023 workshop on freeform optics
The Workshop on Freeform Optics Applications & Manufacturing for Astronomy & Space Missions 2023 ran May 28–30, 2023, in Chiang Mai, chaired by Krittapas Chanchaiworawit.
