Yeongyang-gun and SK Telecom Sign MOU to Expand Remote Astronomical Observation Services

Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, and SK Telecom (CEO Yoo Young-sang) signed a business agreement on the 7th at SKT headquarters to provide remote astronomical observation and astronomy-dedicated content service ‘Starhug’.

Yeongyang County and SK Telecom signed an MOU for the remote observation service 'Starhug'.

Through the business agreement between Yeongyang-gun and SKT, a remote observatory will be established within the Yeongyang International Dark Sky Park and donated to Yeongyang-gun. Based on this remote observatory, the ‘Starhug’ service will be provided.

Starhug aims to launch a service that combines SKT’s IT and AI technologies to allow real-time viewing of the beautiful images of the night sky in Yeongyang-gun, including the moon, planets, stars, and galaxies, and to remotely control the telescope directly.

Yeongyang-gun and SKT will jointly cooperate not only to revitalize the culture of astronomical observation and popularize astronomy but also to collaborate on various online and offline promotions such as light pollution reduction ESG campaigns, educational campaigns, and astronomical observation events to improve the domestic star observation environment.

Governor Oh Do-chang said, “Through this cooperation with SK Telecom, we will elevate the status of Yeongyang International Dark Sky Park and continue various cooperative projects such as remote astronomical observation services and popularization of astronomy.”

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