Research · Facilities
IUB CORE
Campus Observatory for Research and Education — CASSA's rooftop facility on the main academic building, housing optical telescopes, TART, and educational instruments.
Campus Facility
About IUB CORE
IUB CORE (Campus Observatory for Research and Education) is CASSA's rooftop observatory on the Main Academic Building of Independent University, Bangladesh. It hosts both the optical instruments and TART, CASSA's radio telescope. IUB CORE serves both research and educational purposes, providing students and CASSA members with hands-on access to working astronomical instruments in the heart of the Bashundhara campus.
Location
Main Academic Building rooftop
IUB Bashundhara RA, Dhaka
Management
CASSA-managed
Optical and radio instruments
Purpose
Research + education
Optical and radio observations
Instruments
What's on the Roof
Instruments & Equipment
Instruments at IUB CORE
Optical
Main Optical Telescope
11–14 inch primary optical telescope (planned)
Imaging, photometry, and outreach use
Radio
TART
Transient Array Radio Telescope
Built by Shoaib Mirza at the IUB Fab Lab · See the TART page
Shared · Outreach
Portable Optical Telescopes
Ashvin 1 & 2 (110 mm), 200 mm reflector, 80 mm refractor
Shared use for outreach and student training
Usage
Access and use
IUB CORE is accessible to certified CASSA members, supervised students, and (for educational sessions) IUB course students under faculty supervision. Access is governed by the CASSA Observatory Manual. Environmental safety thresholds apply as defined in Constitution Appendix G.